William Donald Noonan

Korean War
Service #507341
RankEnsign U.S. Navy
Date of DeathNovember 27 1950
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Ensign Noonan was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Ensign Noonan was the pilot of an AD-4 Skyraider dive bomber with Attack Squadron 115, aboard the aircraft carrier USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47). On November 27, 1950 during a snowstorm, his aircraft crashed into the sea. His body was not recovered.