John L. Coakley
Home Town: Kansas City, KS
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John L. Coakley, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Somme-Py, France, October 9, 1918. Although seriously wounded and still exposed to enemy shell fire Corporal Coakley refused treatment until three other members of his squad had been removed and attended to.