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This newspaper article states that Quentin Roosevelt’s death has been confirmed by a German source.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-22
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Armed Forces--Officers--Death
Le sort de Quentin Roosevelt
This newspaper article states that Quentin Roosevelt’s death has been confirmed by a German source and describes Quentin’s final airplane battle.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-22
Creator(s)
Newspaper article from Rappel
This newspaper article states that Quentin Roosevelt’s death has been confirmed by a German source and describes Quentin’s final airplane battle.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-22
Creator(s)
Letter from Lucy to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Lucy writes to Edith Roosevelt to express sympathy on the death of Quentin Roosevelt, noting that Quentin died “nobly and gloriously.”
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-23
Creator(s)
Letter from William Forbes to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
William Forbes writes to Edith Roosevelt that he was in the same camp as Quentin Roosevelt, and that Quentin was beloved and respected by the officers.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-23
Creator(s)
Letter from Gerard Bechman to Theodore Roosevelt
Gerard Bechman (a neighbor in Oyster Bay) writes to Theodore Roosevelt to express sympathy on the death of Quentin Roosevelt.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-23
Creator(s)
Major Bunau-Varilla lauds Quentin Roosevelt
This newspaper article discusses the glory of Quentin Roosevelt.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-23
Creator(s)
Letter from Meredith Janvier to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Meredith Janvier writes to Edith Roosevelt to express her sympathy on the loss of Quentin Roosevelt.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-23
Creator(s)
Letter from Louisa Lee Schuyler to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Louisa Lee Schuyler writes to Edith Roosevelt that she and Theodore Roosevelt made the “supreme sacrifice,” referring to the death of their son Quentin Roosevelt.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-23
Creator(s)
Newspaper clipping from Journal de Geneve
This newspaper clipping describes Quentin Roosevelt’s final airplane combat with German pilot Greper.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-23
Creator(s)
Letter from Sherrard Billings to Theodore Roosevelt
Champlain Billings writes to Theodore Roosevelt his memories and visiting with Quentin Roosevelt and expresses sympathy on the death of Quentin.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-24
Creator(s)
Letter from Thomas C. Miller to Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas C. Miller writes to Theodore Roosevelt to express his sympathy on the death of Quentin Roosevelt and shares that his youngest son, also a pilot, died in military service.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-24
Creator(s)
Letter from Frances Folsom Cleveland to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Frances Folsom Cleveland writes to Edith Roosevelt to express her sympathy on the death of Quentin Roosevelt while praising Edith Roosevelt’s strength.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-24
Creator(s)
Letter from Thomas O. Marvin to Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas O. Marvin writes to Theodore Roosevelt to express his sympathy on the death of Quentin Roosevelt and offers a relevant poem.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-24
Creator(s)
Memorandum from German Command Headquarters to Theodore Roosevelt
This memorandum sent from the German Army Corps Headquarters to Theodore Roosevelt states officially that Quentin Roosevelt’s body was identified with two bullets to the head after a “struggle” between 12 American aviators and 7 German pilots.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-24
Creator(s)
Letter from Susan E. Nicholson to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Susan E. Nicholson writes to Edith Roosevelt to express her sympathy on the death of Quentin Roosevelt and shares that she has also lost a son in the war.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-24
Creator(s)
Letter from Robert J. Bates to Theodore Roosevelt
Major Bates writes to Theodore Roosevelt to express his sympathy on the death of Quentin Roosevelt. Bates states that Quentin was at his camp in Issoudun, and mourns the loss of Quentin as if he was one of his own sons.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-24
Creator(s)
Letter from Harry S. Aldrich to Theodore Roosevelt
Lieutenant Aldrich writes to Theodore Roosevelt to express his sympathy on the loss of Quentin Roosevelt and encloses a snapshot of Quentin’s plane (photo not enclosed).
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-25
Creator(s)
L’Americain au combat..
This article describes final combat between Quentin Roosevelt and German pilot Greper and states that German aviators buried Quentin with military honors.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-25
Creator(s)
Letter to Theodore Roosevelt
The writer expresses sympathy on the death of Quentin Roosevelt.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-26