The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-19
PERSHING EXTOLS
QUENTIN ROOSEVELT
General Tells Colonel His Son
Served NObly and Died
i'm Clean Combat.
MADE SPLENDID RECORD
Officers and Enlisted Men
Write Of Young Lieuten-
ants Work in France.

Within the last few days Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt has received at his
Oyster Bay home scores OF letters from
officers and men with the America n
army In France extending sympathy in
the loss OF Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt,
who was killed while in combat with a
German plane. The letters tell OF deeds
Of the young. officer and Of the admira-
ton the men had for him. ,t..
Gen. Pershing wrote a long letter ex-
pressing sympathy. and in 1t stated:
Quentin died as he had lived and
served, nobly and unselfshly, in the full
strength and vigor of his youth, fighting
the enemy in clean combat. You may
we'll be proud OF your gift to the nation
In his supreme sacrifice
Enclosed is copy of his official
record in the air service. The brevity
and curtness Of the official words paint
clearly the picture OF his service. which
was an honor to all Of US
Model Of American Manhood.
The record cites the date OF entry.
August s. 1917, that Lieut.. Roosevelt
entered the service. and then gives his
assignments up to the time Of his death.
July II, 1918. Continuing. the record
reads
Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt during his
whole career in the air service. both as
a cadet and as n flying officer. was a
model of the best type Of young Ameri-
can manhood. He was most courteous
In his conduct, clean in his private life
and devoted in his duty.
After completion OF his training as a
pilot he was selected on account of his
efficiency as an instructor and had
charge OF one of the most important fly
ing instruction fields. His great desire
and hope was to get to the front This
opportunity was not practicable for a
comparatively long time, on account of
his expert services being more needed
as an instructor.
when the order assigning him to
duty with squadron finally came on
June - he lost no time in reporting and
arrived just in time to take part in the
combat work by his squadron was most
strenuous and aided materially in the
success of the battle.
Lieut.. Roosevelt had already brought
down. one enemy plane and had aided
the squadron in number OF flights
against large enemy air formations,
where the America Mounts dispersed the
enemy and brought down a number OF
their aircraft. His work during the
combats was exceptionally good, his en-
deavor being the success Of the squa dron
rather than to get individual airplanes
to his personal credit
Loved by Enlisted Men.
His loss was deeply felt by his flying
comrades In the squadron as well as by
all officers and soldiers with whom he
had ever come into contact"
This record was made by Col. r. q.
Nanhorn Of the air service and ad-
dressed to the Adjutant-General
4 chaplain In the aero squadron In
France IN writing to Col. Roosevelt
stated that no hsd met an officer who
spoke about Quentin and muttered, He
was a prince" The chaplain wrote: 1T
was good to hear a young soldier talk
like that Of his friend
A Y, NJ. c. A. secretary with the
squadron wrote stating that the dead
Lieutenant was especially beloved by
the enlisted men. Continuing. he wrote =:
only last night a cook at this Geld
told me OF Lieut.. Roosevelt dropping in
for breakfast. An early schedule was
In effect. and as he had been night ny
ing. which had kept him up late. he
missed the regular mess. He dropped in
for cup Of coffee. He got II and what
ever else was available Then he sat
down, and as he ate he visited with the
whole kitchen force. Just like a regular
fellow. to quote my cook friend ex-
actiy"