Loveman Noa
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David Bernard Loveman Noa (5 October 1878 – 26 October 1901) was an officer in the United States Navy
. He was killed while on duty in the United States' newly acquired overseas territory of the Philippines
. He is the namesake for two United States Navy
destroyers.
to Jewish
immigrants, Ismar Noa (1836–1906) of Breslau, Prussia
, Germany
(now Wrocław, Poland
); and Rose B. Loveman (1842–1923) of Hungary
. His siblings were: Ernestine Noa (1871–1951); Bianca Noa (1874–1945) who married Albert Hodges Morehead, Sr. (1852–1922); and Wallace Noa (1876–1908). His maternal uncle was David Barnard Loveman, had moved to Chattanooga and started the Lovemans department store.
Noa was appointed to the Naval Academy
as a naval cadet on September 5, 1896. He graduated in June 1900. He was ordered to the Asiatic Station in gunboat Mariveles
. On the morning of October 26, 1901 Midshipman Noa, with an armed crew of six men, put off from the Mariveles in a small boat to watch for craft engaged in smuggling contraband from the island of Leyte to Samar. When ready to return to the Mariveles, they found the wind and the tide against them. The boat was taking on water, and they put into a small cove on the island of Samar While scouting the adjacent jungle, Noa was attacked and stabbed five times by Filipino
insurgents, three times in the abdomen, one in the chest, and one in his left shoulder. He was then given a blow to the head. He died after fifteen minutes, before aid could reach him. He was buried in the Chattanooga National Cemetery
.
and USS Noa (DD-841)
were named for him; DD-841 was the ship that recovered John Glenn
's Friendship 7 after his historic orbital flight in 1962.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
. He was killed while on duty in the United States' newly acquired overseas territory of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. He is the namesake for two United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
destroyers.
Biography
He was born in Chattanooga, TennesseeChattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
to Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
immigrants, Ismar Noa (1836–1906) of Breslau, Prussia
Prussia
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, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(now Wrocław, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
); and Rose B. Loveman (1842–1923) of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. His siblings were: Ernestine Noa (1871–1951); Bianca Noa (1874–1945) who married Albert Hodges Morehead, Sr. (1852–1922); and Wallace Noa (1876–1908). His maternal uncle was David Barnard Loveman, had moved to Chattanooga and started the Lovemans department store.
Noa was appointed to the Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
as a naval cadet on September 5, 1896. He graduated in June 1900. He was ordered to the Asiatic Station in gunboat Mariveles
USS Mariveles (1886)
The first USS Mariveles was a gunboat in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War.A former Spanish unarmored gunboat, Mariveles was laid down in 1886 by Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Hong Kong; purchased by the War Department in 1898; transferred to the Navy on 2 May 1899; and...
. On the morning of October 26, 1901 Midshipman Noa, with an armed crew of six men, put off from the Mariveles in a small boat to watch for craft engaged in smuggling contraband from the island of Leyte to Samar. When ready to return to the Mariveles, they found the wind and the tide against them. The boat was taking on water, and they put into a small cove on the island of Samar While scouting the adjacent jungle, Noa was attacked and stabbed five times by Filipino
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
insurgents, three times in the abdomen, one in the chest, and one in his left shoulder. He was then given a blow to the head. He died after fifteen minutes, before aid could reach him. He was buried in the Chattanooga National Cemetery
Chattanooga National Cemetery
Chattanooga National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the center of the city of Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee...
.
Legacy
USS Noa (DD-343)USS Noa (DD-343)
The first USS Noa was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Loveman Noa.-History:...
and USS Noa (DD-841)
USS Noa (DD-841)
USS Noa was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Midshipman Loveman Noa .Noa was laid down by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, on 26 March 1945; launched on 30 July 1945, sponsored by Mrs. James Cary Jones, Jr., wife of Rear Admiral James Cary Jones, Jr., USN; and...
were named for him; DD-841 was the ship that recovered John Glenn
John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn, Jr. is a former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States senator who was the first American to orbit the Earth and the third American in space. Glenn was a Marine Corps fighter pilot before joining NASA's Mercury program as a member of NASA's original...
's Friendship 7 after his historic orbital flight in 1962.