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The Roosevelts were the second set of father and son Medal of Honor recipients in U.S. military history. The first pair was Arthur and Douglas MacArthur for their respective acts of heroism at Missionary Ridge, Tenn., during the Civil War and in the Philippines during World War II.
The elder Roosevelt received the medal for his actions during the Spanish-American War at San Juan Hill, Cuba, while in command of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Calvary Regiment, better known as the Rough Riders. Roosevelt led the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill and into the pages of American history. This charge also led to his becoming the president of the United Slates. The Jan 16, 2000 presentation made him the first U.S. president to be a Medal of Honor recipient.
His son, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II at Utah Beach. France, on June 6, 1944, while serving as assistant division commander of the 4th Infantry Division. Then a brigadier general, Roosevelt was in the first wave at Utah Beach. He was the first general to land on a Normandy beach on D-Day. Sadly he would die of a heart attack, a little than a month later on July 12, 1944.
