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The grave marker of Quentin Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt's youngest son. Quentin dropped out of college during World War I to join the 1st Reserve Aero Squadron and was deployed to France. Killed in an aerial battle, he was originally buried by the Germans near where his plane crashed. His remains were exhumed and moved to this cemetery in 1955.

The grave marker reads


Quentin Roosevelt
1 Lt 95 Aero Squadron
New York July 14 1918

 
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Time picture taken Fri Jun 21 16:26:42 2002
Location picture taken Normandy American Cemetery
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
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