France--Château-Thierry

On August 23, 1921, as part of its French tour, the American Legion delegation attended the ceremonies of laying the cornerstone for the Roosevelt Bridge, which was built to replace the bridge the Germans destroyed in 1918 over the Marne River in Château-Thierry, France. The bridge was named after Theodore Roosevelt and his son Quentin who was killed in action in France. Camera pans the town, the many French and American dignitaries and soldiers attending the event, and the Marne River; final sequence is long shots of the formal dedication ceremony. Identified on the extreme left of group are: Franklin D’Olier, former National Commander, and Major John G. Emery, current National Commander of the American Legion.

Collection

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound

Creation Date

1921-08

Creator(s)

International News

Postcard showing the motor and fragments from Quentin Roosevelt’s plane displayed at the Chateau-Thierry.

Collection

Marple Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Genna Rollins provides a detailed description of the tour undertaken by a group from the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in June 2007 to sites connected with the wartime service of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt and Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt. Rollins highlights the military cemeteries and memorials connected to the Roosevelt brothers, and she traces the group’s itinerary through France, highlighting material gained from the group’s tour leader. Rollins emphasizes the service of the Roosevelt brothers, noting Lieutenant Roosevelt’s brief tour as a combat pilot and Brigadier General Roosevelt’s steady leadership on Utah Beach on June 6, 1944. Rollins concludes her article with brief stories of other notable Americans who served in World War I.

Two illustrations and sixteen photographs populate the article, including eight photographs of sites and memorials connected to the Roosevelt brothers, and five depictions of the brothers.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2008

H. A. Maxwell writes a note of condolence to Theodore Roosevelt after the death of his son Quentin Roosevelt. Maxwell met Quentin at the Issoudun aviation camp where Quentin was a “Y man,” and Maxwell shares a few fond anecdotes relating his good character. Maxwell did not have time to visit Quentin’s grave site in France.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1918-09-13

Creator(s)

Maxwell, H. A. (Henry Arthur), 1871-1925