1917 Handwritten Letter Mom of Cadet w Quintin + Archibald Roosevelt Content Del for Sale

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1917 Handwritten Letter Mom of Cadet w Quintin + Archibald Roosevelt Content Del For Sale

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1917 Handwritten Letter Mom of Cadet w Quintin + Archibald Roosevelt Content Del:
$17.34

GREAT vintage personal handwritten letter from the mother of a Delaware Blue Hen student athlete - Harry Loose; Captain of the 1918 football team. She\'s discussing Harry\'s time at University - as well as his time at Pittsburgh Military Camp - and mentions Archie Roosevelt being his Sergeant, and Quentin Roosevelt being there as well. Wonderful window into the past, and great history - with a unique connection to the Roosevelt\'s. Letter was written a little over a year before Quentin\'s death.Any questions just ask. Will ship with extra care.
23-KB-P. Two options for shipping - $1 for a regular envelope; $4 for first class with some extra padding and tracking. Just be sure to select which service you prefer at checkout. ----
Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt (April 9, 1894 – October 13, 1979) was a distinguished U.S. Army officer and commander of U.S. forces in both 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 successful businessman and the founder of a New York City bond brokerage house, as well as a spokesman for conservative political causesQuentin Roosevelt I (November 19, 1897 – July 14, 1918) was the youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Roosevelt. Inspired by his father and siblings, he joined the United States Army Air Service where he became a pursuit pilot during World War I.[1] He was killed in aerial combat over France on Bastille Day (July 14), 1918. He is the only child of a U.S. president to have died in combat