Kermit Roosevelt
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Kermit Roosevelt (October 10, 1889 – June 4, 1943) was an American businessman, soldier, explorer, and writer. The son of Theodore Roosevelt, the 16th president of the United States.
Early life[edit]
Kermit was born at Sagamore Hill, the family estate in Oyster Bay, New York, the second son of Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) and Edith Kermit Carow (1861–1948). He had an elder brother, Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt Jr. (1887–1944).
Military service[edit]
From 1914 to 1916, Kermit was assistant manager for National City Bank in Buenos Aires.
In February 1917, as he was about to be transferred to a Russian branch, the U.S. entered the World War. He attended the Plattsburg School for officers from May to July 1917 but resigned from the U.S. Army to join the British Army.