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

Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt Memorial Fountain

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 8, 2024

1. Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt Memorial Fountain

Inscription.

Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt
Aetat XX Air Service USA
Fell in battle Chamery July 14 MCMXVIII
"Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die"
Theodore Roosevelt

Erected 1919.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 49° 11.521′ N, 3° 36.894′ E. Memorial is in Coulonges-Cohan, Hauts-de-France (Upper France), in Aisne. It is on Rue Quentin Roosevelt south of Rue de Montcel, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 22 Rue Quentin Roosevelt, 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: Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt (here, next to this marker); 1st Lt Quentin Roosevelt

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(approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Quentin Roosevelt (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial (approx. 4.9 kilometers away); Oisne-Aisne American Memorial (approx. 5.1 kilometers away); Raymond de la Tramerye (approx. 6.9 kilometers away); Château de Fère-en-Tardenois - Les opérations archéologiques (approx. 6.9 kilometers away); Château de Fère-en-Tardenois (approx. 6.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coulonges-Cohan.

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

2. Theodore Roosevelt's speech on September 28, 1918. Theordore Roosevelt Center website entry:
The quote on the monument comes from this speech, given some two months after the death of Quentin Roosevelt and only three months before President Roosevelt's own death. (Submitted on June 26, 2024.)

Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt image. Click for full size.

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2. Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 8, 2024

3. Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt Memorial Fountain

An additional marker is to the left of the fountain.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 26, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on December 22, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on June 26, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.