"At the grave of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt."

Committee on Public Information, 1917–1919 "At the grave of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt."

GLC07002.90

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GLC#
GLC07002.90-View header record
Type
Images
Date
July 1918
Author/Creator
Committee on Public Information, 1917–1919
Title
"At the grave of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt."
Place Written
Chamery, France
Pagination
1 photograph : b&w Height: 18.3 cm, Width: 24.1 cm
Primary time period
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Sub-Era
World War I

Chaplain Francis P. Duffy conducts a service at the grave of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt, near Chamery, France. Lt. Roosevelt's plane was brought down back of the German lines, July 14, 1918. The American advance brought the spot within American lines a few days later. The Germans had marked the grave with a cross of boughs and an inscription upon a board from the wrecked plane: 'Lt. Roosevelt, American Aviator.'" Stamp of U.S. Committee on Public Information on reverse. A second stamp on back reads: "A.E.F. [American Expeditionary Forces] Passed as Censored."

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