U.S. Navy · United States 
Robert Ball Noechel
1965
Robert Ball Noechel served the U.S. Navy for 4 years. Robert served in the Korean War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Trooper Noechel was shot and killed in Keyser, West Virginia, as he, another trooper, and a Mineral County deputy attempted to arrest a man on weapon's charges. The officers were given a key to the man's home by the man's wife, whom he had threatened with a shotgun earlier in the day. The officers entered the home and proceeded into the home single file, with Trooper Noechel in the lead position. The suspect suddenly appeared and fired one shot from a .12 gauge shotgun, striking Trooper Noechel in the chest. The suspect surrendered a short time later after tear gas was fired into the home. The suspect, 48, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison February 4, 1966. He was denied a new trial in 1977.
Survivors
Trooper Noechel He was survived by his wife and five children.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1950 – 1954
Conflicts
Korean War
Cold War
Also Served
West Virginia State Police
Trooper
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