In August 1918, Noble was assigned to command the 158th Infantry Brigade, a unit of the 79th Division. He led his brigade during the start of the Meuse–Argonne offensive, but was relieved because his division commander Joseph E. Kuhn, and the American Expeditionary Force's inspector general, Andre W. Brewster, were dissatisfied with his performance. Noble was then assigned to staff duty with the AEF Services of Supply. Following the end of the war in November 1918, Noble reverted to his permanent rank of colonel, and he commanded the AEF's Monte Carlo Leave Area until February 1919.