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All of Theodore Roosevelt’s four sons answered the call to military service. Sadly, three of them – Ted, Quentin, and Kermit – died as a result of their service. The only surviving son, Archie, a highly decorated combat veteran, sustained serious injuries in both world wars.
8 de jun. de 1984 · He was killed in aerial combat on July 14, 1918, at the age of 20. He was buried by the German Army in the town of Chamery, where his plane crashed. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., the...
31 de ene. de 2018 · Second eldest son Elliott Roosevelt could have avoided serving in World War II, having been classified as 4-F because of poor eyesight. But his love of flying prompted him to petition his case to volunteer for service to General Hap Arnold, chief of the Army Air Force.
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 ...
5 de nov. de 2009 · On July 14, 1918, Quentin Roosevelt, a pilot in the United States Air Service and the fourth son of former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, is shot down and killed by a German Fokker...
All four sons of former president Theodore Roosevelt served in the Great War. One, the youngest son, Quentin (1897-1918), was killed in it; two others, Theodore Jr. (1887-1944) and Archie (1894-1979), were badly wounded. They had been raised to be men of action as well as intellect.
The Loss of a Son. July 1918 was a rending time for the family of Theodore Roosevelt. 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.
