BG Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Statue - Normandy
Details:
Just off the roadway on the Northside of the traffic circle. Statue
A bronze statue mounted on a pedestal within an enclosure with several inscriptions describing his military career.
BG Theodore Roosevelt Jr. served as the Assistant Division Commander of the 4th Infantry Division during the Normandy Utah Beach landings. Roosevelt Jr. died of a heart attack at age 56 five weeks after he was the only U.S. general to come ashore in the first wave on June 6, 1944, helping lead operations that forged the Allied victory in World War II. Roosevelt Jr., who now lies at the Normandy American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach (next to his brother Quentin), posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on D-Day and was later voted past national commander of The American Legion.
Source: American Legion Website
Monument Text:
The text on the base of the pedestal in inscribed in English and reads:
BRIGADIER GENERAL
THEODORE ROOSEVELT JR.
SEPTEMBER 13, 1887- JULY, 12, 1944
FOUNDING LEADER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
Note: There are inscriptions on each side of the statute pedestal and on the corners of the memorial plot. American War Memorials Overseas is working on adding these inscriptions to this entry. If you have any information or pictures of this memorial, please share with us at:info@uswarmemorials.org
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
4th Infantry Division
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Normandy Invasion
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