THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever....

LCDR William Francis "Bill" Coakley is buried at Saint Anns Cemetery in Lenox, MA. He buried next to his nephew, LCPL Roger Muchnick, who was killed in Nevada during a training mission.

Your sacrifices are not forgotten.

William Francis Coakley

Distinguished Flying Cross
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING Vietnam War
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
GENERAL ORDERS:
All Hands (September 1967)
CITATION:
SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander William Francis Coakley, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight on 7 July 1966, as Section Leader on the initial attacking wave of aircraft against enemy PT boats south of Hon Gay, North Vietnam.

Dear LtCdmr William Coakley,
Thank you for your service as an Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot) on the U.S.S. CONSTELLATION. I am glad you were identified in 1988. Welcome Home.
December is here, along with all the preparations. It is almost Christmas. It is so important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.

Bill was a dear friend in the early 1960s, during his year at Harvard and later during the time he served at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland.

This is so many years later, but I remember him fondly and send my condolences to his family and friends.