Archibald Roosevelt
Archibald Bulloch "Archie" Roosevelt (April 9, 1893 – October 13, 1979), the fifth child of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, was a distinguished U.S. Army officer and commander of U.S. forces in both World War I and II. In both conflicts he was wounded. He earned the French Croix de guerre, Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster. 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 right wing political causes.
Read more about Archibald Roosevelt: Early Life, World War I and Years Later, World War II: The Battle For Roosevelt Ridge in New Guinea, Activism and Controversies, Later Years
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“A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. More than that no man is entitled to, and less than that no man shall have.”
—Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)