An edition of My Navy Cross
(2012)
My Navy Cross
something I'm not proud of
by Ron Coash
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Biography of the author's father, Russell F. Coash, U.S. Navy veteran of World War I. Details the author's struggle to research and prove his father's version of events during his service in World War I. Descriptions of Russell's war experiences are written as first-person narratives. Includes documentation of Russell's injuries and medals he received. Also deals with Russell's life-long struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder, his attempts to receive veteran's benefits for his war-related injuries, and assistance he received from the community of Clyde, Kansas.
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Military life, Aviation, History, World War, 1914-1918, Biography, American Aerial operations, American Personal narratives, Fighter pilots, Veterans, Medical care, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Navy Cross (Medal), Armed Forces, Aerial Military operations, American, United States. Navy, United StatesPeople
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgments
A spontaneous mission (requested, not planned) U.S. enters The Great War
and you were there! (1917)
U.S. Ground school (1917) Moutchic, France Flight School
Dunkerque Naval Air Station /CAM (14 Feb.-24 April 1918)
"D-Day", (Old Decoration Day) "Bloody Paralyzer" (24 April-July 1918)
False torpedoes, motor launch incident (2 July '18-30 July 1918
Submarine bombings (30 July 1918-12 Sept 1918)
Crash/Rescue by "Terror", Zeebruggge Move (12 Sept.-3 Nov. 1918)
Zeebrugge MOLE, "Mr. X", Armistice! (3 Nov.-4 Jan. 1919)
Homeward Bound (5 Jan.-23 June 1919)
Enemies in the Coash garage (1919-1976)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-359) and index.
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