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 Lieutenant Commander William F. Coakley, USN - Lenox, MA Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 21.383 W 073° 17.058
18T E 641296 N 4690771
A bronze plaque dedicated to Lieutenant Commander William F. Coakley, US Navy, is located at the base of a flag pole in front of the Central Fire Station in at 14 Walker Street in Lenox, MA.
Waymark Code: WM161Q7
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2022
Views: 1
DEDICATED
SEPTEMBER 13, 1988
TO
LT. COMMANDER
WILLIAM F. COAKLEY
MISSING IN VIETNAM
SEPTEMBER 13, 1966
AWARDED D.F.C., N.C.M.,
4 AIR MEDALS, PURPLE HEART
BODY RECOVERED
BURIAL MAY 30, 1989
WITH GRATITUDE FROM THE
CITIZENS OF LENOX
"Lieutenant Commander Coakley, who joined the U.S. Navy from Massachusetts, served with Attack Squadron 153, Carrier Air Wing 15, embarked aboard the USS Constellation (CVA-64). On September 13, 1966, he piloted an A-4C Skyhawk (bureau number 147763) on an armed reconnaissance mission over Thanh Hoa Province, North Vietnam. During the mission, the Skyhawk was hit by an enemy surface-to-air missile and LCDR Coakley was killed. Hostile presence in the area inhibited search efforts during the war and his body was not recovered at the time. In 1988, the Vietnamese government repatriated remains which were later identified as those of LCDR Coakley."
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