Private First Class Noble was a member of Company D, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in the "Punch Bowl" area of North Korea on 24 June 1952 and returned to duty on 28 June 1952. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on 12 July 1952.

Noble was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, 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.