Lt. Col. E.F. Carlson, (left), and Maj. James Roosevelt, (right), pose with the captured Japanese flag that flew above the enemy garrison on Makin Atoll. Following the raid, Roosevelt presented this flag to his father, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, during a trip to Washington, DC. (National Archives photo) American War, American Heroes, Battle Of Peleliu, Marine Raiders, Marsoc, Brothers In Arms, Uscg, Us Marines, Fat Man
Today we remember former Congressman and founder of the National Committee, James Roosevelt, on his birthday.
1948: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and the British Royal Family left to right: Prince Phillip and his wife, then Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth ll), Queen Mary, King George Vl, Mrs. Roosevelt, and Queen Elizabeth, the monarch's wife who would become the Queen Mother. Queen Mother, Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth Ii, Royal King, Reina Isabel Ii, Queen Máxima Of The Netherlands, Prince Phillip, Queen Maxima