“ Although opposed by intense antiaircraft-artillery and automatic-weapons fire, and while flying through extremely adverse weather conditions in a known operating area for enemy aircraft and surface-to-air missiles, he navigated his aircraft with great precision, keeping his pilot fully advised of flak and the positions of other aircraft. Lieutenant Coker's skillful management of the aircraft's ordnance system while coaching his pilot as to dive angle, airspeed, and altitude contributed to the achievement of an accurate bombing run. ”