Quentin Roosevelt

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Quentin Roosevelt was the youngest son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, remembered as a daring World War I fighter pilot who was killed in action over France in 1918.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
ageAtDeath 20
aircraftFlown Nieuport 28 fighter
allegiance United States
buriedAt Chamery, Aisne, France (initial grave)
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
causeOfDeath air combat in World War I
commemoratedBy Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard (various streets and memorials)
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1897-11-19
dateOfDeath 1918-07-14
describedBySource letters and diaries from World War I
educatedAt Groton School
Harvard University
familyName Roosevelt
father Theodore Roosevelt
front Western Front
fullName Quentin Roosevelt
givenName Quentin
hasRelative Quentin Roosevelt II
hasRole presidential child
heritage Dutch-American
influenced American public perception of wartime sacrifice by prominent families
knownFor gallantry and daring as a combat pilot
mannerOfDeath killed in action
memorializedAt Theodore Roosevelt family memorials
militaryBranch United States Army Air Service
militaryRank First Lieutenant
militaryUnit 95th Aero Squadron
mother Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
notableFor being a World War I fighter pilot
being the youngest son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
occupation military aviator
partOf Roosevelt family
placeOfBirth Washington, D.C., United States
placeOfDeath near Chamery, Aisne, France
positionHeld member of the Harvard class of 1919 (left to join the military)
religion Protestantism
residence White House, Washington, D.C. (during his father’s presidency)
sexOrGender male
shotDownBy German fighter aircraft
sibling Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Archibald Roosevelt
Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.


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