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Quentin Roosevelt I (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 ...
- 1917–1918
- United States Army
12 de mar. de 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.
- Kaleena Fraga
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 plane...
Quentin Roosevelt II (November 4, 1919 – December 21, 1948) was the fourth child and youngest son of Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt III and Eleanor Butler Alexander. He was the namesake of his uncle Quentin Roosevelt I, who was killed in action in 1918 during World War I.
- 1941–1945
- United States Army
Quentin Roosevelt (1897–1918): A Life and Death in Objects | Harvard Library Bulletin. HOME. Quentin Roosevelt (1897–1918): A Life and Death in Objects. Vincent Harmsen is a historian who has studied America’s involvement in World War One and the French battlefield. He holds a degree from University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
As of 2020, he is the only child of a United States President to die in combat. In addition to be awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, Quentin was also granted a degree from Harvard in 1919, the year he would have graduated with his class. Quentin is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France.
29 de oct. de 2007 · Share This Article. Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, a pilot with the 95th “Kicking Mule” Aero Squadron of the 1st Pursuit Group, was a natural leader. The youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt, Quentin was often described as the child most like his father. When he was killed in action on July 14, 1918, he was just 20 years old.
