The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Jefferson F. Noakes (ASN: 0-1312703), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 27th Infantry Division at Saipan, Mariana Islands, on 27 June 1944. Lieutenant Noakes crawled forward through heavy machine gun and rifle fire to ascertain the positions of the enemy. After receiving this information and giving it to his battalion commander, he again returned forward of his lines to rescue a seriously wounded man he had observed.