Lorenza C. Coats
Home Town: Winnsboro, TX
General Orders 78, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lorenza C. Coats, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Rembercourt, France, October 9 – November 11, 1918. As company and platoon runner, Private Coats worked tirelessly, being on duty almost constantly both day and night, and carrying numerous messages, under enemy machine-gun and artillery fire.
