By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Pharmacist’s Mate First Class William W. Noonan, United States Navy, is cited by the Commanding General, SECOND DIVISION A.E.F., for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Noonan distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Near Chateau-Thierry, France, on 12 June 1918, under intense artillery barrage, he carried on his work of administering aid to the wounded, continuing after he had been blown out of a trench by shell fire and did not cease until all men in need had been cared for.