Max W. Noah

Max Wilbur Noah (February 19, 1932 – June 15, 2018) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He served as Comptroller of the United States Army from 1984 to 1988 and Commander of the United States Army Engineer School from 1980 to 1982.^[2][3][4]

Max W. Noah
Noah in 1985
Born	(1932-02-19)February 19, 1932 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	June 15, 2018(2018-06-15) (aged 86) Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S.
Buried	West Point, New York, U.S. United States Military Academy Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army Corps of Engineers and Finance Corps
Years of service	1953–1988
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Huntsville Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers United States Army Engineering School, Fort Belvior, VA Saint Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2nd Engineer Group, 8th Army, South Korea 307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC
Battles/wars	Korean War Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal
Spouse(s)	Priscilla Treat Van Sickler Noah[1]

Noah was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and raised in Georgia. He graduated from the Georgia Military College high school in 1948 and then studied engineering at Georgia Tech for a year before being appointed to the United States Military Academy. Noah graduated from West Point with a B.S. degree in 1953 and was commissioned in the Army Corps of Engineers. He served as a platoon leader with the 74th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division in Korea.^[4][5][6]

In 1958, Noah earned an M.S.E. degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University. He then taught electrical engineering and nuclear physics at West Point until 1962. Noah graduated from the Command and General Staff College in 1965 and the Army War College in 1970.^[4][5]

After retiring from the Army on June 30, 1988, Noah settled in Alexandria, Virginia. He died at Fort Belvoir, Virginia and was buried at the West Point Cemetery on September 27, 2018.^[6][7][8]

References

1. Hughes, Jeanette (26 June 2018). "Max Wilbur Noah, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (Ret.)". Piscataquis Observer. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019.
2. "Chapter 7: Organization, Management, and Budget - DAHSUM FY 1987". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
3. "Georgia Military College - A Liberal Arts Junior College" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
4. Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 79. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
5. "Class of 1953—Register of Graduates". Official Register of the Officers and Cadets. United States Military Academy. 1971. p. 638. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
6. "LTG Max Noah (HS 1948)". Georgia Military College. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
7. "Retired Lt. Gen. Max Noah, 86, Army engineer, died". Association of the United States Army. August 3, 2018. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
8. "Noah, Max Wilbur". Army Cemeteries Explorer. U.S. Army. Retrieved 2022-09-06.