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FROM THE PUBLISHER In 1918 Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the youngest American regiment commander to see combat. On 6 June 1944 he was the oldest American (fifty-seven years old) and only general officer to land with the first wave on Utah Beach at Normandy.
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FROM THE PUBLISHER In 1918 Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the youngest American regiment commander to see combat. On 6 June 1944 he was the oldest American (fifty-seven years old) and only general officer to land with the first wave on Utah Beach at Normandy.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.: The Life of a War Hero FROM THE PUBLISHER
In 1918 Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the youngest American regiment commander to see combat. On 6 June 1944 he was the oldest American (fifty-seven years old) and only general officer to land with the first wave on Utah Beach at Normandy.
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Journalist and biographer recounts the life of Roosevelt (1887- 1944), the son of one US president and cousin of another, the youngest regimental commander on the front during World War I, and a Brigadier General at Utah Beach during World War II. Between wars he founded the American Legion and was appointed to political posts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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