June 18th, 2005 Letter from Son, Richard A. Noar
From his service papers:
Enlisted in the Navy on Sept. 15th, 1937 and was discharges on Oct. 13th, 1941 with a rating of S1c.
Recalled to duty May 14th, 1945 to Nov. 29th, 1945 - Sent to Guam.
Inactive Reserves from Mar. 29th, 1947 to 1953

Harold "Buck" Pilof was Abraham's best friend for a long time. He told stories about times when he nor Buck had any money but there was still liberty left. Buck would do this magic trick when they were in a bar and had no money.

"Before" they would go into the bar, Buck would slice a cigarette lengthways and dump out the tobacco. Then he would cut the paper in two long strips and fold the strips into an accordion shape and stick one into each of his nostrils. Then they would go into the bar and offer to swallow a lighted cigarette if someone would buy a beer to put out the fire in buck's stomach after he swallowed the lighted cigarette. There was always someone who would buy a beer just to see this happen.

Buck would light up a cigarette and smoke it half way down, while puffing hard to make a lot of smoke and a very bright coal on the end. Then he would swallow the cigarette and take a great big gulp of beer. Then he would make a big production out of choking while my Abraham would pound him on the back. Buck would wave his arm around and stammer "I'm OK! I'm OK!" and then while he was doing that he would pull the cigarette papers out of his nose. After that they would never have an empty glass in front of them.

Buck stayed at Abraham's house for about a year after he got out of the Navy. Then one afternoon he brought his girlfriend over and for some reason that's lost to history, the woman and Abraham's wife got into an argument having to do with shoes. Buck backed his girlfriend and Abraham backed his wife and Buck was ask to leave. They never saw each other again.