Background
Noble, Robert Ernest was born on November 5, 1870 in Rome, Georgia, United States. Son of George and Lucy (Wadsworth) Noble.
Noble, Robert Ernest was born on November 5, 1870 in Rome, Georgia, United States. Son of George and Lucy (Wadsworth) Noble.
Master of Science, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 1891. Doctor of Medicine Columbia, 1899. Honor graduated from Army Medical School, 1901.
Appointed assistant surgeon, June 29, 1901. Captain assistant surgeon and captain Medical Corps, June 29, 1906. Major, January 1, 1910.
Lieutenant colonel, May 15, 1917.
Colonel North.A., January 26, 1918. Brigadier general Medical Corps.
North.A., May 9, 1918. Major general (temporary) assistant surgeon general Advertising Educational Foundation, October 30, 1918.
Brigadier general assistant surgical general United States Army, March 5, 1919. In Philippines, 1900-1903.
With department of sanitation, Isthmus Canal Commission, 1907-1914. In charge anti-mosquito campaign, Prize ring (The), 8 months, 1911-1912.
Member sanitary commission to Guayaquil, Eccuador, to study yellow fever, 1912-1913.
Member of commission to Rand mines, Transvaal, South Africa, to study cause of pneumonia, 1913-1914. At Vera Cruz, Mexico, May-September 1914. Duty War Department, Washington, 1914-1918.
Arrived in France, October 25, 1918.
Returned to the United States, August 3, 1919. Retired as major general, February 8, 1925.
Member and later director Rockefeller Foundation Yellow Fever Commission to the West Coast of Africa, May 4-December 3, 1920.
Member sanitary commission to Guayaquil, Eccuador, to study yellow fever, 1912-1913. Member of commission to Rand mines, Transvaal, South Africa, to study cause of pneumonia, 1913-1914. Member and later director Rockefeller Foundation Yellow Fever Commission to the West Coast of Africa, May 4-December 3, 1920.
Member A. Master of Arts, Australian Computer Society, Society Colonial Wars.
Society of the Cincinnati, Newcomen Society of England American (Alabama) Branch, Phi Delta Theta. Club: Army and Navy (Washington).
Married Ella L. Lupton, November 23, 1905.