Our World War II series continues with the life story of Teddy Roosevelt Jr, the confusingly named son of the famous president who lived an incredible life of adventure, which included personally leading his soldiers to victory on D-Day!
Sources
Teddy Roosevelt Jr.: The Officer Who Stormed Normandy with Nothing but a Cane and a Pistol (historynet.com)
Normandy, June 6, 1944: One of Only Two Generals on the Beach - Congressional Medal of Honor Society (cmohs.org)
BG Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (militaryhallofhonor.com)
TR Center - Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. (theodorerooseveltcenter.org)
D-Day’s Oldest Soldier: Theodore Roosevelt Jr. - VA News
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