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Individual:
CHILDHOOD
(From Old Orchard Museum Label Copy): Archie, the fifth child, spent much of his childhood in Washington where he became a favorite of the reporters. At Sagamore Hill, when he wasn't making mischief around the house, one would find him sailing in the Bay with friends and his dog Skip, in a beloved boat called the "Why."
When he was 13, Archie, less robust than the other children, became seriously ill. There were anxious moments while those in Washington watched the light in his White House window burning throughout the night. Archie pulled through, in the typical Roosevelt fashion.
After graduating from Harvard in 1917, Archie married Grace Lockwood of Boston.
MILITARY SERVICE
He then entered the Army, where, as a Captain [WWI], he was wounded three times.
Archie also served in the Second World War, in the South Pacific, coming out as a Lt. Colonel with many decorations. A ridge in New Guinea was named for him, the first to be named for an American in the Pacific during the war.
Awarded the Bronze Star, two Silver Stars, and the Purple Heart
Awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French government
World War I Captain
World War II Lt. Colonel
Only US soldier in history to have been 100% disabled from two wars
After World War II, Roosevelt became Chairman of the Board of Roosevelt & Cross, a Wall Street investment firm, commuting from his home in Cold Spring Harbor.Married in Emmanuel Church of Boston, Massachusetts.
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