Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Quentin Roosevelt
Quentin Roosevelt
Youngest son of
Theodore and Edith Kermit Roosevelt
who was killed in aerial combat in France
on July 14, 1918
and was buried where he fell near Chamery. His body was moved in 1955 to the Normandy American Cemetery at St. Laurent where it lies beside that of his brother, Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, who died in the Normandy Invasion in 1944.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #26 Theodore Roosevelt series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1860.
Location. 40° 53.122′ N, 73° 30.09′ W. Marker is in Oyster Bay, New York, in Nassau County. Marker can be reached from Sagamore Hill Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, in front of the main house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 Sagamore Hill Road, Oyster Bay NY 11771, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Theodore Roosevelt (here, next to this marker); A Place in History (here, next to this marker); The House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mounting Platform (within shouting distance of this marker); Atop Sagamore Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Copper Beech (within shouting distance of this marker); Up to the Roosevelts (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ice House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oyster Bay.
Also see . . .
1. The Roosevelt Family. Nation Park Service: Sagamore Hill National Historical Site entry (Submitted on February 5, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Sagamore Hill National Historical Site. National Park Service entry: Theodore Roosevelt Centennial (Submitted on May 27, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
3. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on March 28, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,345 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 27, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2, 3. submitted on February 5, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on May 27, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on May 30, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on December 21, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 7. submitted on May 27, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.