Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

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	Throughout [[World War II]], Roosevelt suffered from health problems. He had arthritis, mostly from old World War I injuries, and walked with a cane. He also had heart trouble.		Throughout [[World War II]], Roosevelt suffered from health problems. He had arthritis, mostly from old World War I injuries, and walked with a cane. He also had heart trouble.
−	On July 12, 1944, a little over one month after the landing at [[Utah Beach]], Roosevelt died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in [[Méautis]], 22 km from [[Sainte-Mère-Église]] in [[Normandy]]. He was living at the time in a converted sleeping truck, captured a few days before from the Germans. He had spent part of the day in a long conversation with his son, Captain [[Quentin Roosevelt II]], who had also landed at Normandy on D-Day. He was stricken at about 10 pm and died, attended by medical help, at about midnight. He was fifty-six years old. On the day of his death, he had been selected by General Omar Bradley for promotion to [[Major general (United States)|major general]] and orders had been cut placing him in command of the [[90th Infantry Division (United States)|90th Infantry Division]]. These recommendations were sent to General Dwight D. Eisenhower for approval. However, when Eisenhower called the next morning to approve them, he was told that Roosevelt had died during the night.	+	On July 12, 1944, a little over one month after the landing at [[Utah Beach]], Roosevelt died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in [[Méautis]], 22 km from [[Sainte-Mère-Église]] in [[Normandy]]. He was living at the time in a converted sleeping truck, captured a few days before from the Germans. He had spent part of the day in a long conversation with his son, Captain [[Quentin Roosevelt II]], who had also landed at Normandy on D-Day. He was stricken at about 10 pm, attended by medical help, and died at about midnight. He was fifty-six years old. On the day of his death, he had been selected by General Omar Bradley for promotion to [[Major general (United States)|major general]] and orders had been cut placing him in command of the [[90th Infantry Division (United States)|90th Infantry Division]]. These recommendations were sent to General Dwight D. Eisenhower for approval. However, when Eisenhower called the next morning to approve them, he was told that Roosevelt had died during the night.
	Roosevelt was buried at the [[Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial|American cemetery in Normandy]], initially created for the Americans killed in Normandy during the invasion. His younger brother, Lieutenant [[Quentin Roosevelt]] had been killed as a pilot in France during [[World War I]] and was initially buried at the [[Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial]] for veterans of WWI at [[Fère-en-Tardenois]], France, near where he had been shot down in that war. In 1955, his family had his body exhumed and moved to the Normandy cemetery, where he was re-interred beside his brother.		Roosevelt was buried at the [[Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial|American cemetery in Normandy]], initially created for the Americans killed in Normandy during the invasion. His younger brother, Lieutenant [[Quentin Roosevelt]] had been killed as a pilot in France during [[World War I]] and was initially buried at the [[Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial]] for veterans of WWI at [[Fère-en-Tardenois]], France, near where he had been shot down in that war. In 1955, his family had his body exhumed and moved to the Normandy cemetery, where he was re-interred beside his brother.