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ORIGINAL!RARE! WW2 US ARMY 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION MAJ. QUENTIN ROOSEVELT II PHOTO 1948
RARE! WW2 US ARMY 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION WARTIME PHOTO OF "QUENTIN ROOSEVELT II" AS AN ARTILLERY LIEUTENANTIN UNIFORM TAKEN c1942 PHOTO. THIS PHOTO PRODUCED: DECEMBER 23, 1948.
Quentin Roosevelt II (b.1919-d.- Dec. 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. His elder brothers were World War II veterans Theodore Roosevelt IV and Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt III. He was a grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt.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. During the war, he fought in the Battle of Kasserine Pass (February 1943). Roosevelt was among the first wave of soldiers to land at Omaha Beach while his father landed with the first wave at Utah Beach on D-Day. Roosevelt earned the Silver Star, Purple Heart, and French Croix de Guerre for his war service. He was promoted to major by the end of war and left active service.
ORIGINAL NEWSWIRE SLUG ON THE REVERSE:
9933550. WATCH YOUR CHEDIT. • INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTO
SLUG (QUENT ROOSEVELT)
QUENTIN ROOSEVELT REPORTED DEAD
SHANGHAI, CHINA. •••QUENTIN ROOSEVELT, GRANDSON OF
PRESIDENT THEODORE POOSEVELT, AND VICE, PRESIDENT
OF THE CHINESE NATIONAL AVIATION CORPORATION(ABOVE)
WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED TODAY IN THE CRASH
OF A CHINESE DC-4 AIRLINER NEAR HONG-KONG. AT LEAST
30 PEOPLE ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISHED IN THE CRASH
PAN AMERICAN AIPLINES REPORTING THAT APPARENTLY
THERE MERE NO SURVIVORS.
Quentin Roosevelt
DEC 23 5 1/4" x 6 15/16"SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST.
CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE FOR ITS 76+ YEARS WITH SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING
(please see pictures)
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