COLONEL ROOSEVELT OFFERED D.A.V. EXECUTIVE POST
Cincinnati, Ohio (JFK+50) On January 27. 1923, it was announced that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, jr.*, assistant secretary of the navy, "will receive the offer of a post in the national executive committee of the Disabled American Veterans**."
Mr. Roosevelt will fill the vacancy on the committee created by the resignation of C.L. Mitchell.
*Theodore Roosevelt III (1887-1944) was born in Oyster Bay, NY the eldest son of Teddy Roosevelt & Edith Carow. TRIII served as asst sec of navy 1921-1924 & gov of Puerto Rico 1929-1932.
**Disabled American Veterans, founded in 1920 by Robert Marx, provides assistance to disabled American veterans and their families.
SOURCE
"Roosevelt Chosen For Veteran Post," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., January 27, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
