Posted on 06/06/2019 4:10:50 AM PDT by topher
Full Title:General Theodore Well Start The War From Right Here! Roosevelt Jr. Was Awarded The Medal Of Honor On Utah Beach
A son will often attempt to live up to the legacy of their father, and when your father happens to be former President, Rough Rider, and man extraordinaire Teddy Roosevelt, that can be quite a tall order. Named after his father, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. fought in both World Wars and demonstrated the type of bravery that must clearly run in the Roosevelt blood.
He made multiple petitions to be on the first wave of the D-Day invasion and when command finally relented, Roosevelt was the only General to be there with the men when the ramps first dropped. General Omar Bradley once noted when asked that the single most heroic thing he had ever seen in combat was Ted Roosevelt on Utah Beach.
For his actions that day, Theodore Roosevelt Jr would receive the Medal of Honor and prove the most difficult thing to do in any war just might be killing a man named Theodore Roosevelt.
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Cover of book by H Paul Jeffers
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.: The Life of a War Hero
by H. Paul Jeffers
ISBN 9780891417392
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Wasnt he the one who also said, Only two kinds of people are going to remain on this beach, the dead and those who are going to die!?
I believe it was a colonel (played by Robert Mitchum) on Omaha beach...
Omaha was a real mess, and issue was in doubt in the morning...
'Brig. Gen. Norman Cota' won the 'Distinguished Service Cross' for HEROICALLY leading the BREAKTHROUGH on Omaha.
Again, he was played Robert Mitchum in the movie 'The Longest Day'.
Thanks for the suggestion, I first read about TR Jr., many years ago when I read Doug Wead’s book, “All The President’s Children.” I was absolutely astonished since I did not know anything about him. What an incredible story. I will definitely check out the book by Jeffers.
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