_W's Grandpa Prescott Was Caught with Bogus Medals Too
"During WWI, it was reported that Prescott Sheldon Bush (W's
grandfather, Poppy's father) had received the Cross of the Legion of
Honor, the Victoria Cross, and the Distinguished Service Cross 'for a
deed of rare valor and great military importance' YET, 'Four weeks
after the news of the decorated Prescott Bush appeared in the newspaper,
the following Notice appeared: 'A cable received from my son, Prescott
S. Bush, brings word that he has not been decorated, as published in the
papers a month ago. He feels dreadfully troubled that a letter, written
in a spirit of fun, should have been misinterpreted. He says he is no
hero and asks me to make explanations. I will appreciate your kindness
in publishing this letter.... Flora Sheldon Bush.' Prescott Bush was
discharged in mid-1919, and returned for a short time to Columbus, Ohio.
But his humiliation in his home town was so intense that he could no
longer live there. The 'war hero' story was henceforth not spoken of in
his presence."
http://www.usndemvet.com/blog/archives/000656.html
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