#Elliott_Roosevelt ,FDR's son, served in #WWII as air reconnaissance commander. Found new night photography techniques.
#Elliott_Roosevelt ,FDR's son, served in #WWII as air reconnaissance commander. Found new night photography techniques.
When the U.S. Navy needed big ass yachts as sub hunters and armed escorts during WWI, it was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who made the pitch to the rich guys.
When the U.S. Navy needed big ass yachts as sub hunters and armed escorts during WWI, it was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who made the pitch to the rich guys.
#Kermit_Roosevelt_Jr #OSS officer and later served with the #CIA. Grandson of #Theodore_Roosevelt.
#Kermit_Roosevelt_Jr #OSS officer and later served with the #CIA. Grandson of #Theodore_Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the only general on D-Day to land by sea with the first wave of troops. At 56, he was the oldest man in the invasion --and only one whose son also landed that day. Cpt Quentin Roosevelt II in first wave of soldiers at Omaha Beach
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the only general on D-Day to land by sea with the first wave of troops. At 56, he was the oldest man in the invasion --and only one whose son also landed that day. Cpt Quentin Roosevelt II in first wave of soldiers at Omaha Beach
Quentin Roosevelt I, youngest son of President Teddy Roosevelt, was shot down in a dogfight over France in 1918. As a child was the ringleader of the White House Gang -- children who caused havoc with games and practical jokes...
Quentin Roosevelt I, youngest son of President Teddy Roosevelt, was shot down in a dogfight over France in 1918. As a child was the ringleader of the White House Gang -- children who caused havoc with games and practical jokes...
FDR's oldest son, James, had severe problems with his feet. Initially deemed a 4-F, he sneakily used his father to get special permission to wear sneakers with his U.S. Marine uniform and into combat. Nepotism!
FDR's oldest son, James, had severe problems with his feet. Initially deemed a 4-F, he sneakily used his father to get special permission to wear sneakers with his U.S. Marine uniform and into combat. Nepotism!
James Roosevelt, FDR’s oldest son and COI/OSS officer, had a company, Globe Productions, that made the first music videos. Called Soundies, the short musical films were played on a jukebox type device called a Panoram.
James Roosevelt, FDR’s oldest son and COI/OSS officer, had a company, Globe Productions, that made the first music videos. Called Soundies, the short musical films were played on a jukebox type device called a Panoram.
Alice Roosevelt, TR's daughter, claimed to have been amateur spy. ‘Of course, we were doing the most disgraceful thing in the name of looking after the affairs of our country, but it was sheer rapture,’ she wrote.
Alice Roosevelt, TR's daughter, claimed to have been amateur spy. ‘Of course, we were doing the most disgraceful thing in the name of looking after the affairs of our country, but it was sheer rapture,’ she wrote.