Roosevelt Jr. Dies in Normandy After D-Day Heroics
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. left behind a distinguished military and political career spanning both world wars and a term as Governor of Puerto Rico. He died of a heart attack in Normandy just weeks after leading the first wave ashore at Utah Beach on D-Day, earning a posthumous Medal of Honor for his extraordinary valor under fire.
July 12, 1944
82 years ago
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