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Archibald Roosevelt
United States Army officer (–)
Archibald Roosevelt | |
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Roosevelt during WWII as a Lieutenant Colonel | |
| Birth name | Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt |
| Born | ()April 9, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | October 13, () (aged&#;85) Stuart, Florida, U.S. |
| Buried | Youngs Memorial Cemetery |
| Allegiance | &#;United States |
| Branch | &#;United States Army |
| Years&#;of service | –19, –44 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Commands | 3rd Battalion, nd Infantry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Lockwood |
| Children | 4, including Archibald Jr. and Theodora |
| Relations | Roosevelt family |
Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt Sr. (April 9, &#;– October 13, ) was a U.S. Army officer and commander of U.S. forces in World War I and II, and the fifth child of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. In both conflicts he was wounded. He earned the Silver Star with three oak leaf clusters, Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster, and the French Croix de Guerre. After World War II, he became a businessman and the founder of a New York City bond brokerage house, as well as a spokesman for conservative political causes.[1]
Early life and family
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Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt Jr.
American soldier, scholar, polyglot and CIA officer (–)
Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt Jr. (February 18, – May 31, ), the first grandson of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, was a soldier, scholar, polyglot, authority on the Middle East, and career CIA officer. He served as chief of the Central Intelligence Agency's stations in Istanbul, Madrid and London. Roosevelt had a speaking or reading knowledge of at least twenty languages.
Early life
[edit]Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 18, , the son of Grace Lockwood and Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt. He graduated from the Groton School and then went to Harvard University, where he graduated in the class of [1] He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar as an undergraduate, but he was not able to accept the post due to the outbreak of World War II in Europe. Roosevelt first worked for a newspaper in Seattle, Washington.[2]
World War II
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