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Jul 14, 2012 · Roosevelt and three others from his squadron crossed German lines looking for observation planes to attack. Instead, while over Chamery, near Coulonges-en-Tardenois, France, they were jumped from above. Seven German fighter planes came out of the sun, surprising the four Americans.
Roosevelt's Nieuport 28 crashed at Chamery near Coulonges-en-Tardenois and his body was buried by the Germans at the crash site. Since the plane had crashed so near the front lines, the Germans had to use two pieces of basswood saplings, bound together with wire from the Nieuport, to fashion a cross for the grave.
Quentin's plane (a Nieuport 28) was shot down in aerial combat over Chamery, a hamlet of Coulonges-en-Tardenois (now Coulonges-Cohan). [7] He was killed by two machine gun bullets which struck him in the head. The German military buried him with full battlefield honors.
Town nestled in the green hills of Tardenois (Head of the Bulge), Coulonges-Cohan lies to the south of the department of Aisne, in the middle of a triangle formed by the three cities of Soissons - Château-Thierry and Reims. This area is the largest municipality of the Community of Communes Tardenois.
Apr 24, 2021 · Le hameau de Chamery dépend de la commune de Coulonges-Cohan. Situé en hauteur, il offre de nombreux points de vue sur le village de Coulonges. Ce circuit permet de découvrir la stèle qui commémore le souvenir de Quentin Roosevelt, fils du Président Théodore Roosevelt, dont l'avion a été abattu lors d'un combat aérien dans le ciel de ...
Roosevelt’s Nieuport 28 crashes at Chamery, France, near Coulonges en Tardenois, and his body is buried by the Germans near the crash site. A cross is fashioned from wooden parts of the aircraft. Latest News
Dédiée à saint Pierre et Paul, l'église (12e et 16e siècle) classée " monument historique ", offre de remarquables vestiges de l'époque romane, tels les chapiteaux à décor d'entrelacs à admirer librement dans le cadre du circuit des églises romanes du Tardenois.
