Quentin Roosevelt II

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Quentin Roosevelt II
United States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1941–1945
Rank Major
Unit1st Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
* Battle of Kasserine Pass
* Battle of Normandy
Awards
Spouse(s)Frances Blanche Webb (m. 1944)
Children
Other workDirector of the China National Aviation Corporation

Quentin Roosevelt II (November 4, 1919 – December 21, 1948) was the fourth child and youngest son of

Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt III. He was a grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt
.

Life

Quentin Roosevelt II was born on November 4, 1919, in Oyster Bay, New York, less than one year since the death of his grandfather, Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States.

Roosevelt published a paper through the

Naxi) manuscripts he had collected while visiting Western China at the border of Tibet.[3][4] Life magazine published images from his journey, which he made at the age of 19.[5]

Military career

He graduated from Groton School followed by Harvard College in 1941 and soon after joined the Army.

World War II

Roosevelt served in the 1st Infantry Division, alongside his father. He served as an artillery officer in the unit.

In 1942, he was seriously wounded by machine gun fire from a German aircraft but survived, and returned to service within a year.[6]

During the war, he fought in the

D-Day
.

Roosevelt earned the

French Croix de Guerre for his war service. He was promoted to major
by the end of war and left active service.

Death

While serving as the Director of the

C-54 plane crashed on a mountain on Basalt Island, near Sai Kung. All 35 on board were killed instantly.[8] There is no clear record of recovery or disposition of his remains, but they are believed to have been left on Basalt Island.[9] A memorial gravestone for him is located at his wife's grave in Youngs Cemetery in Oyster Bay, New York.[10]
[11] A memorial was placed for him on Basalt Island.

Family

See also: Roosevelt family

On April 12, 1944, he married Frances Blanche Webb,

William Weld; they had five children: David Minot Weld, Ethel Derby Weld, Mary B. Weld, Quentin Roosevelt Weld, and Frances Wylie Weld.[14]

Military awards

Roosevelt's decorations and awards include:

Arrowhead
Bronze star
Bronze star
Combat Infantryman Badge
Silver Star
Purple Heart American Defense Service Medal American Campaign Medal
European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
w/ Arrowhead device and two 3/16" bronze stars 		World War II Victory Medal
French Croix de Guerre

Works

References

  1. hdl:2246/2114
    . Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  2. ^ "Burden's Pronghorn: an Arizona Story". Prehistoric Pronghorn. International Wildlife Museum. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  3. ^ "Naxi Manuscript Collection: Quentin Roosevelt II". loc.gov.
  4. ^ "Naxi Manuscript Collection: Quentin Roosevelt II". loc.gov.
  5. ^ "LIFE". google.com. 8 January 1940.
  6. ^ "Naxi Manuscript Collection: Quentin Roosevelt II". memory.loc.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  7. ^ Nye, Logan (21 June 2015). "This father-son team invaded Africa and Normandy together". We Are The Mighty. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Quentin Roosevelt Killed in Air Crash". New York Times, December 22, 1948
  9. ^ David Pickerell (19 November 2007). "Basalt Island Crash Investigation" (PDF). Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Circumstances of the Crash on Balsalt Island, Flight originated in Shanghai", Crash of Airplane carrying Quentin Roosevelt II on December 21, 1948, www.cnac.org, retrieved 2008-09-30
  11. ^ "Maj Quentin Roosevelt, II (1919 - 1948) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com.
  12. ^ "Frances Roosevelt, Portrait Artist, 78", The New York Times, September 13, 1995
  13. ^ "Alexandra Roosevelt Wed To Dr. Ronald W. Dworkin", The New York Times, March 6, 1988
  14. ^ "The Weld's of Harvard Yard", Harvard Magazine, Craig A. Lambert

External links

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