Quentin Roosevelt Fountain
Details:
On the side of the road in plain view. Commemorative Object
The fountain remembers the youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt, Quentin, who was killed nearby while piloting an aircraft.
Quentin was the youngest son of the former President Teddy Roosevelt. The Roosevelt Family’s conviction was strong in support of the Allies during the Great War all four sons and a daughterserved the country in the Great War:
Kermit joined the British Army before the US entered the war and served as a Captain in Mesopotamia, he later transferred to the US Army. Both Teddy Jr. and Archibald served with the 1st Division, Archibald being wounded three times, and Teddy Jr. once. Quentin was no less a patriot warrior. Ethel served as a nurse in the hospital where he husband was a doctor. Of the Roosevelt children only Alice would not
serve overseas during the war.
The 14th of July, Bastille Day, was Quentin Roosevelt’s last flight. His squadron was on duty in the case that any Germans flew over the allied lines. During the morning an alert sounded and Quentin’s patrol took to the air chasing seven German planes. The day was overcast at two thousand meters, as the Germans started a retreat individual combats broke out and the Americans began flying deeper into enemy held territory. Eventually the combats ended and the pilots came back on their
own through the clouds. Several of the pilots had to land at for fuel before returning to the home field and initially it was hoped that Quentin had landed safely and faced a similar predicament. But on the 16th of July a German communiqué was intercepted stating that:
“On July fourteenth seven of our chasing planes were attacked by a superior number of American planes north of Dormans.
After a stubborn fight, one of the pilots-Quentin Roosevelt,- who had shown conspicuous bravery during the fight by attacking again and again without regard to danger, was shot in the head by his more experienced opponent and fell at Chamery.
See site Chamery Roosevelt Crash site for the actual crash site marker.
Monument Text:
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt
AETAT XX Air Service USA
Fell in Battle Chamery July 14th 1918
"Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die." - Theodore Roosevelt
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
302nd Engineers
95th Aero Squadron 1st Pursuit Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWI
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