In 1919, he was elected to the New York State Assembly. A likeable personality, Roosevelt easily built off of the strong relationships his father had fostered with members of the Republican Party. After the war, Roosevelt was among the founding members of the American Legion, a nonprofit organization that continues to support American veterans today.įollowing the end of World War I, Roosevelt served in the Army Reserves and also began a political career. Roosevelt himself was shot in the leg at the Battle of Soissons. Quentin joined the Army Air Service, but was killed in action when his plane was shot down over Chamery, France. Archibald was commissioned as a second lieutenant. Roosevelt’s brothers also served in the Army. By the end of the war, he commanded the 26th Regiment, 1st Division as a lieutenant colonel. Roosevelt was among the first Soldiers to volunteer upon the United States’ entry to World War I. Roosevelt’s true desire, however, was to serve in the military as his father had. As a young man, he went first into banking, and later publishing. The following year, Roosevelt met and married his beloved wife, Eleanor Butler Alexander, with whom he had four children. He graduated from Harvard University, his father’s alma mater, in 1909. Growing up, he felt the weight of his father’s hefty expectations. The eldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt III was born in 1887 at the start of his father’s political career. general to land with the first wave of troops on D-Day. Later, as the Assistant Division Commander of the 4th Infantry Division, Roosevelt was the only U.S. A member of the historic Roosevelt family, he was recognized as a strong leader in World War I when he commanded the 26th Regiment’s entry into France.
Theodore Roosevelt III, often referred to as Theodore Roosevelt Jr., was a veteran of both World Wars and a Medal of Honor recipient.
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