WILLIAM F COAKLEY
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HONORED ON PANEL 9E, LINE 132 OF THE WALL

WILLIAM FRANCIS COAKLEY

WALL NAME

WILLIAM F COAKLEY

PANEL / LINE

9E/132

DATE OF BIRTH

08/12/1933

CASUALTY PROVINCE

NZ

DATE OF CASUALTY

09/13/1966

HOME OF RECORD

LENOX

COUNTY OF RECORD

Berkshire County

STATE

MA

BRANCH OF SERVICE

NAVY

RANK

LCDR

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REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR WILLIAM FRANCIS COAKLEY
POSTED ON 1.6.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

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....
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POSTED ON 8.9.2021
POSTED BY: ANON

Burial Information

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.
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POSTED ON 9.13.2018
POSTED BY: A Grateful Vietnam Veteran

Distinguished Flying Cross Citation

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.
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POSTED ON 12.18.2017
POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik

Thank You

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.
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POSTED ON 4.30.2013
POSTED BY: Helen Guerrant Toy

A devoted pilot, a fine man, brilliant and funny

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.

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