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Quentin Roosevelt (November 19, 1897 – July 14, 1918) was the youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt. Inspired by his father and siblings, he joined the United States Army Air Service where he became a pursuit pilot during World War I. [1] He was killed in aerial combat over France on Bastille Day (July 14), 1918.
Theodore Roosevelt III (/ ˈ r oʊ z ə v ɛ l t / ROH-zə-velt; September 13, 1887 – July 12, 1944), often known as Theodore Jr., was an American government, business, and military leader. He was the eldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Roosevelt.
Mar 12, 2022 · By Kaleena Fraga | Edited By John Kuroski. Published March 12, 2022. Updated April 4, 2024. Quentin Roosevelt responded to the call of duty and fought during World War I, but the former president's son was tragically shot down over France on July 14, 1918.
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Sep 23, 2020 · Roosevelt’s own son, Quentin II, was among the first wave to land at Omaha Beach, making them the only father-son duo to come ashore on D-Day. Quentin survived the war only to die in a plane crash in China in 1948. Tragically, five weeks after the D-Day landings the beloved general died suddenly from a heart attack.
Apr 3, 2017 · Quentin was the youngest son of former president Theodore Roosevelt, and his letters exuded the same enthusiasm that the Lafayette Escadrille pilots had expressed years before. “These...
On July 14, Theodore Roosevelt's youngest son, Quentin, an AEF pilot, was shot down and killed. All four of Roosevelt's sons served in World War One, but only Quentin was killed in action. In this letter, noted author Rudyard Kipling, whose own son had perished in the war, attempts to console Theodore Roosevelt.
Jul 14, 2018 · On July 14, 1918, Quentin Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, died outside of Chamery, France, his Nieuport 28 shot down by a German pilot. The Germans buried him there with full military honors and a wooden cross held together by wire from his aircraft.
