Who At 56, was the oldest man in the invasion and the only one whose son also landed at Omaha beach.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Died in July, 1944 of a heart attack and is buried in the cemetery at Omaha Beach.

Teddy Roosevelt Jr had to petition and request permission to be the first general officer to land in the Normandy invasion. Our old reserve center in Uniondale, Long Island was dedicated to BG Theadore Roosefelt Jr. A copy of his letter to HQ was that he believed the presence of a general would "steady the boys." The man walked with a cane.... patron saint of the profile.