I never knew that two of Theodore Roosevelt's sons were buried at Normandy, under vastly different circumstancespic.twitter.com/DOPDJ3KOh1
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I'm trying to find any item from 1944 on The Times covering Roosevelt's actual death in Normandy, but so far no luck. Either the piece is lost, or even the death of a general and president's son didn't rise in the chaotic summer days of 1944.
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Update! @nytryan found it. July 14, 1944. A1 obit: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1944/07/14/87458169.html?pageNumber=1 … Roosevelt had a heart attack five weeks after the Normandy invasion.pic.twitter.com/EQHO4djihI
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The last few hours of Roosevelt Jr's life. Chatted with his son, who was also serving. Had an earlier heart attack. Didn't tell anyone. Napped a little in a Nazi truck. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1944/07/14/87458169.pdf …pic.twitter.com/AtISBDcLaA
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Anyway, if you like history, and newspapers, and WWII, you should read this incredible story about the role Ernie Pyle played in all of them:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/magazine/d-day-normandy-75th-ernie-pyle.html …
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Ted III landed on Utah a mile off course. He didn't panic but instead _personally_ did reconnaissance, found the objective, and led the troops inland. From memory.. he walked with a cane. Teddy raised some kids...
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