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
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
this page online
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.)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 8, 2024
2. Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt Memorial Fountain
An additional marker is to the left of the fountain.
via C-SPAN, 2017
3. Quentin Roosevelt Memorial
C-Span video (6m 9s):
U.S. Army Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's youngest son, was shot down and killed near the village of Chamery, France, during World War I. American History TV visited a memorial fountain in the village with historian Mitchell Yockelson to learn about the death of the young aviator on July 14, 1918
U.S. Army Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's youngest son, was shot down and killed near the village of Chamery, France, during World War I. American History TV visited a memorial fountain in the village with historian Mitchell Yockelson to learn about the death of the young aviator on July 14, 1918
via Wikipedia, unknown
4. Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 388 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on June 30, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on December 22, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
