Place General Theodore Roosevelt Plaque
Details:
Mounted to a wall near the road sidewalk. Plaque
A Mable inscribed plaque.
The plaque remembers BG Theodore Roosevelt Jr. who died in this town on July 12, 1944 while serving as the Assistant Division Commander of the 4th Infantry Division during WW2.
BG Roosevelt is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorials where he rests with his younger brother Quentin Roosevelt, shot by two German fighters in WW1 on July 14, 1918 and was buried initially in Chamery, France.
Monument Text:
The inscription is written in French and reads:
PLACE
GENERAL THEODORE ROSSEVELT
DEBARQUE A UTAH BEACH LE 6 JUIN 1944
COMMANDANT LE 4eme DIVISION D'INFANTERIE U.S.
MORT A MEAUTIS LE 12 JULLIET 1944
Translation:
PLACE
GENERAL THEODORE ROOSEVELT
DISEMBARKED ON UTAH BEACH ON JUNE 6, 1994
COMMANDER OF THE 4TH US INFANTRY DIVISION
DIED IN MEAUTIS ON JULY 12, 1944
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
4th Infantry Division
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Normandy Invasion
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