Archibald Roosevelt

Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt (April 9, 1894 - October 13, 1979) was an American businessman.

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April 9 - 1894 - October 13 - 1979 - American

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Archibald Roosevelt was born in Washington, DC, the fourth child of president Theodore Roosevelt and his second wife, Edith Carow. He graduated from Harvard University in 1916 and married Grace Lockwood of Boston, Massachusetts on April 14, 1917. He joined the United States Army and was wounded while an officer fighting overseas in World War I with the U.S. 1st Infantry Division. For his valor, Roosevelt received the French government's Croix de Guerre. At the end of the war, he worked as an executive with the Sinclair Oil Company then joined the family investment firm, Roosevelt & Son.

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Washington, DC - Theodore Roosevelt - Edith Carow - Harvard University - Boston, Massachusetts - United States Army - World War I - U.S. 1st Infantry Division - French - Croix de Guerre - Sinclair Oil Company

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When his father died in 1919, he was the one who sent a telegram informing all his siblings.

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Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Archibald Roosevelt rejoined the U.S. military during World War II and was wounded a second time in comat in the Pacific Theater for which he earned the Silver Star with Oak Leaf Clusters. He served as an officer in the U.S. 41st Infantry Division, fighting in New Guinea.

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Pearl Harbor - World War II - Pacific Theater - Silver Star - U.S. 41st Infantry Division - New Guinea

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After the end of the war, he formed the investment firm of Roosevelt and Cross, a brokerage house specializing in municipal bonds.

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Roosevelt died in 1979 in Hobe Sound, Florida after a stroke.

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Hobe Sound, Florida - Stroke

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