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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.
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.
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.
18 de jul. de 2017 · Quentin, a pilot in World War I, was shot down and perished in mid-July 1918. Quentin’s story is told in the exhibit, Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences , currently on display in the Library.
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. He was a Houghton Library Visiting Fellow in 2018, where he did research on Quentin Roosevelt.
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. He was killed in aerial combat over France on Bastille Day (July 14), 1918.
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...
