Coulonges-Cohan in Aisne, Upper France, France — Western Europe

1st Lt Quentin Roosevelt

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 8, 2024

1. 1st Lt Quentin Roosevelt Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Here fell
1st Lt Quentin Roosevelt
95th Sq 1st Pursuit Gp
American Expeditionary Force
July 14 1918

Benis soient ceux
qui se souviennent
(Blessed are those who remember)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is July 14, 1918.

Location. 49° 11.425′ N, 3° 37.439′ E. Marker is in Coulonges-Cohan, Hauts-de-France (Upper France), in Aisne. It can be reached from Roosevelt south of Route D14, on the left when traveling south. The marker is reached by walking from the village of Chamery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coulonges-Cohan, Hauts-de-France 02130, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Quentin Roosevelt (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt Memorial Fountain (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial (approx. 5.6 kilometers away); Oisne-Aisne American Memorial (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Raymond de la Tramerye (approx. 7.5 kilometers away); Château de Fère-en-Tardenois - Les opérations archéologiques (approx. 7.5 kilometers away); Château de Fère-en-Tardenois (approx. 7.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coulonges-Cohan.

Also see . . . Quentin Roosevelt at Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 26, 2024.)

1st Lt Quentin Roosevelt Marker Reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 8, 2024

2. 1st Lt Quentin Roosevelt Marker Reverse

An additional 1st Lt Quentin Roosevelt Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 8, 2024

3. An additional 1st Lt Quentin Roosevelt Marker

This additional marker is some meters from the featured marker and is flat on the ground and hard to see. It reads:
On this spot fell Quentin Roosevelt son of ex-President Roosevelt
July 14 1918
Erected as a memorial by the 302nd Engineers

Nearby remembrance of the Coret family image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 8, 2024

4. Nearby remembrance of the Coret family

The Coret family, as mentioned on an additional and nearby marker, were a family of teachers that continued to return to the burial place of Quentin Roosevelt and kept his memory alive locally. This simple stone reads:
A la memoire de la famille Coret de Coulonges les se sont souvenu
(To the memory of the Coret family of Coulonges, they are remembered)

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 8, 2024

5. 1st Lt Quentin Roosevelt Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 26, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.