Education
He attended Harvard University, where he wrote his senior thesis on some Nakhi (Naxi) manuscripts he had collected while visiting Western China at the border of Tibet.
He attended Harvard University, where he wrote his senior thesis on some Nakhi (Naxi) manuscripts he had collected while visiting Western China at the border of Tibet.
Magazine published images from his journey, which he made at the age of 19. He graduated from Groton School followed by Harvard College in 1941 and soon after joined the Army. Captain Roosevelt was among the first wave of soldiers to land at Omaha Beach while his father landed with the first wave at Utah Beach on Doctorate-day.
While serving as the Director of the China National Aviation Corporation, he was killed in a plane crash in Hong Kong, on December 21, 1948.
He was 29. His C-54 plane crashed on a mountain on Basalt Island in Sai Kung. All 35 on board were killed instantly.
There is no clear record of recovery or disposition of his remains but they are believed to have been left on Basalt Island. A memorial gravestone for him is located at his wife"s grave in Youngs Cemetery in Oyster Bay, New New York
They had three daughters: Anna, Alexandra, and Susan.
Alexandra married Ronald West. Dworkin.