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Leigh
Noyes

Leigh Noyes graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1906. He retired as a U.S. Navy Vice Admiral.

Awards Received

  • Navy Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Commander

    Division:

    Atlantic Fleet

    Action Date:

    World War I

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Commander Leigh Noyes, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Flag Secretary and Fleet Communication Officer of the Atlantic Fleet during World War I.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Rear Admiral

    Action Date:

    August 1942
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 365 (July 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Leigh Noyes, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commander of Task Force SIXTEEN, and Commander of Aircraft in Task Force SIXTY-ONE, during the capture of Guadalcanal and Tulagi in August 1942.