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Today in World War II History—July 12, 1944

Friday, July 12, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in his Jeep “Rough Rider,” Normandy, June 1944 (Library of Congress: LC-USZ62-99501)

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in his Jeep “Rough Rider,” Normandy, June 1944 (Library of Congress: LC-USZ62-99501)

80 Years Ago—July 12, 1944: Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., son of the former president, dies of a heart attack in Normandy, age 56; he had landed with his troops on Utah Beach on D-day.

US Office of Naval History is established.

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