My Navy Cross

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.