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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.
Quentin Roosevelt II (1919–1948), the third and youngest son of Ted, was named after Quentin, and also died in a plane crash. On July 14, 2008, on the 90th anniversary of Quentin's death, the villages of Saints , Mauperthuis and Touquin held a commemoration of Quentin Roosevelt.
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.
Jul 2, 2018 · Quentin Roosevelt II was a Harvard dropout who joined the U.S. Army Air Service in 1917 and became a fighter pilot in the 95th Aero Squadron. He was killed in action in July 1918, fighting against German planes near Chamery, France, and was buried with military honors by the Germans.
May 13, 2024 · Summary. Only two former US Presidents served as military aviators: Bush 41 and Bush 43. The tragic story of Quentin Roosevelt, lost in WWI aerial combat. Quentin was a skilled fighter pilot, gaining a confirmed kill before his untimely death.
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Nov 5, 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...