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