Monument Details

Quentin Roosevelt Crash Site Memorial

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The memorial stone is on the lower left side of the trail. Monument

A memorial stone at the site of the original burial of Quentin Roosevelt. He was shot down here on 14 July 1918 and was buried here by the Germans. His family later installed an elaborate tombsite. His remains were moved to the Normandy American Cemtery after WWII and lie next to those of his brother, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr (4th Infantry Division), who died shortly after landing on Utah Beach in WW1.

Monument Text:

Here fell 1st LT Quentin Roosevelt

95th Sqd 1st Pursuit Grp

American Expeditionary Force

July 14 1918

Commemorates:

People:

Quentin Roosevelt

Theodore Jr. Roosevelt

Units:

95th Aero Squadron 1st Pursuit Group

American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)

United States Air Force

Wars:

WWI

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