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18 de jul. de 2017 · Yet, Roosevelt’s conception of war rested on dated ideals of 19th-century warfare: all horseback and chivalry rather than the mechanized grinder of WWI’s “total war.” However, he also doted on his children and loved them deeply. He would illustrate letters to them and thought of them often. For Roosevelt, Quentin’s loss hurt deeply.
Lt. Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest son of former President Theodore Roosevelt, was a pilot in the 95th Aero Squadron. On July 14, 1918, he was shot down behind German lines by Sgt. Thom, a German ace with 24 victories. Roosevelt's Nieuport 28 crashed at Chamery near Coulonges-en-Tardenois and his body was buried by the Germans at the crash site.
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.
2nd Lt. Quentin Roosevelt. Such was Quentin’s popularity that Rickenbacker, who likely never crossed paths with Quentin on the Western Front, wanted to tie himself to Quentin’s mystique and devoted most of a chapter of his 1919 memoir Fighting the Flying Circus (Wings of War) to Quentin, claiming a familiarity with him that probably never ...
13 de jul. de 2017 · Quentin Roosevelt, aviateur. Avril 1917, lorsque les États-Unis entrent en guerre, Quentin alors étudiant à Harvard, notifie à ses parents son intention de s’engager dans l’armée et son ...
3 de abr. de 2017 · He was President Theodore Roosevelt’s son Quentin. In an excerpt from Carroll’s book, the young Roosevelt’s last days are told in letters from friends and family.
Quentin era il figlio minore di Theodore Roosevelt, e della sua seconda moglie, Edith Roosevelt. Aveva solo quattro anni quando suo padre divenne presidente, ed è cresciuto alla Casa Bianca. Di gran lunga il favorito di tutti i figli del presidente Roosevelt, Quentin era anche il più vivace. [ senza fonte]
