Theodore Roosevelt Jr. - Wikipedia

Thank you, my friend Maj Marty Hogan for making us aware that September 13 is the anniversary of the birth of American government, business, and military leader Theodore Roosevelt III "He was the eldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Roosevelt. Roosevelt is known for his World War II service, including the directing of troops at Utah Beach during the Normandy"
He served in WWI and served in WWII. He was the only BG to land in the first assault wave at Normandy Beach on June 6, 1944.
Sadly he died of a heart attack a few weeks later in France on July 12, 1944.
Rest in peace Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.


Medal of Honor Recipient: Theodore Roosevelt Jr
"On episode nineteen, the story of Theodore Roosevelt Jr is told."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9gVCRKEbyU

Images:
1. Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., seen in Ste. Mere-Eglise on July 12, hours before he died of a coronary thrombosis. Arthritis caused him to walk with a stick. The 4th Infantry Division commander described him as “the most gallant soldier and finest gentleman I have ever known.” (US Gov)
2. 1910-06-04 A photograph of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. escorting Eleanor Butler Alexander from her home a few weeks before their marriage.
3. Photograph circa 1918 shows Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt Jr. (1887-1944), the son of President Theodore Roosevelt, who served in World War I. (Library of Congress)
4. Eleanor Butler Roosevelt with her husband Theodore Roosevelt Jr.


1. Biography
2. Background from valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2922

1. Background from theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Family-and-Friends/Theodore-Roosevelt-Jr.aspx
"Theodore (Ted) Roosevelt, Jr. (1887-1944), was the eldest son of Theodore and Edith Kermit Roosevelt. Ted shared his famous father’s passion for hunting, exploration, and soldiering. He married Eleanor Butler Alexander, the daughter of a prominent New York family, in 1910. His family included four children, Grace, Theodore III, Cornelius, and Quentin II. Tired of living in various places, Ted and Eleanor built Old Orchard, now part of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, in 1937-1938, on land that Edith had sold them.

Bearing the name of a famous parent placed enormous strain on Ted. During his childhood Ted crumbled under the weight of his father’s lofty expectations. Like his Uncle Elliott before him, young Ted experienced frequent migraine headaches. Alexander Lambert, a family friend and physician, warned TR to stop pressuring his sensitive son.

After attending the Groton School in Massachusetts, Ted followed his father’s example by enrolling at Harvard. TR was concerned that Ted’s interest in football would hinder his academic performance, but Ted did well at Harvard and was selected for membership in the prestigious Porcellian Club. Following his 1909 Harvard graduation, Ted became a partner in the Philadelphia investment banking firm of Montgomery, Clothier and Tyler (the Tylers were Edith’s cousins). Although Ted enjoyed professional and financial success, he longed to serve in the military as an officer.

World War I gave Ted the opportunity to realize his ambition, one that his father had previously discouraged him from pursuing. Eleanor, eager to accompany her husband to France, left the children in Edith’s care, and assumed responsibility for supervising Y.M.C.A. female volunteers in the country.

In 1918, while still recovering from a poison gas attack, Ted was shot in the left kneecap. Luckily, while Ted was under medical care, he received a visit from his brother-in-law Dr. Richard Derby. After examining the injury, Derby transported Ted to Blake’s Hospital (the same institution where Ted's brother Archie was convalescing). The move probably saved Ted’s leg and, quite possibly, his life.

After the war Ted served as an officer with the Army Reserves. In 1919 he was elected to the New York Assembly, a position he held until President Warren G. Harding asked Ted to become the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. In 1924 Ted won the New York Republican Party’s nomination for governor, only to fall to the popular incumbent, Governor Al Smith. He later served as Governor of Puerto Rico (1929-1932) and Governor General of the Philippines (1932-1933). After leaving public service Ted accepted a position as vice president with Doubleday Doran, a publishing company.

During the next global conflict, Ted enlisted for service and was soon promoted to Brigadier General. His actions during the Allied landing at Normandy, on June 6, 1944, earned him the Medal of Honor. Sadly, General Roosevelt, the oldest officer serving in combat, died of a heart attack a few weeks later on July 12, 1944. He was buried in the American cemetery in Sainte-Laurent-sur-Mer, near Normandy. His younger brother Quentin, who died in combat during World War I, was reinterred next to Ted the following year."


2. Background from valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2922
Theodore Roosevelt
DATE OF BIRTH: September 13, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH: Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York
HOME OF RECORD: Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. is one of only TWO "sons of a US President" to receive the Medal of Honor. When his father's award was belatedly awarded in 2001 for heroism in the Spanish-American War, the two men became one of only TWO Father/Sons to receive the award. Theodore Roosevelt's youngest brother Quentin Roosevelt, who was killed in an air mission in WWI, was moved to rest beside him at ABMC Normandy, the only WWI soldier buried in that WWII cemetery.

Medal of Honor
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Division: 4th Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
War Department, General Orders No. 77, September 28, 1944

CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (ASN: 0-139726), United States Army, for gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944, while serving as a commander in the 4th Infantry Division in France. After two verbal requests to accompany the leading assault elements in the Normandy invasion had been denied, Brigadier General Roosevelt's written request for this mission was approved and he landed with the first wave of the forces assaulting the enemy-held beaches. He repeatedly led groups from the beach, over the seawall and established them inland. His valor, courage, and presence in the very front of the attack and his complete unconcern at being under heavy fire inspired the troops to heights of enthusiasm and self-sacrifice. Although the enemy had the beach under constant direct fire, Brigadier General Roosevelt moved from one locality to another, rallying men around him, directed and personally led them against the enemy. Under his seasoned, precise, calm, and unfaltering leadership, assault troops reduced beach strong points and rapidly moved inland with minimum casualties. He thus contributed substantially to the successful establishment of the beachhead in France."


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Great hero, and one of the founders of the American Legion.

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Generally most LI kids in junior high or high school are taken here...this is where his house is, behind the mansion of his Mom and Dad...she and I have driven over there, there's a nature preserve park.and all next door with eagles, owls, and other raptors...if you're all ever on LI, it's well worth the trip, I'm unsure if he's buried there, he might be, his Mom and Dad are, next door to the main house...when is been a resident before my total perm disability, one of the female residents above me was part of their whole family...when the NPS closes the grounds once every yr for the family to have its reunion there, she's actually invited...when she's told me about it, I instantly recognized in her features those of her family, the resemblance was then fairly obvious...I know that's a weird story, however, it's also quite true, she, i, and the other residents all did surgical case assists together God only knows how many times....