Also, James Roosevelt was elected to the United States Congress, from New York. CES
----- Original Message ----- From: Jonathan Sandys <churchillsbrit...@googlemail.com> To: ChurchillChat <churchillchat@googlegroups.com> Sent: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 20:07:51 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: Obit in the Daily Mail I've just submitted an article to the moderators re. Hastings and his inaccurate articles. On Mar 8, 10:22 am, Jim Lancaster <j...@jrlancaster.com> wrote: > In his obit on Winston Churchill in the *Daily Mail* on March 4, MaxHastings > wrote: “President Franklin Roosevelt’s four children led notably > > unsuccessful lives.” This statement is incorrect on two counts: > > - It is inaccurate. Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt had six children, not > four: Anna Eleanor (1906), James (1907), Franklin Delano Jr. (1909, died > when nine months old), Elliott (1910), a second Franklin Delano Jr. (1914) > and John Aspinwall (1916). > - It is not true; they did not lead “notably unsuccessful lives.” > > On 23 March 1943 ‘young’ Winston’s grandfather told the House of Commons: > > The President of the United States presents a much larger target than I do, > as he has no fewer than four sons serving, whereas I have only one. > (Hansard) > > James Roosevelt joined the US Army, Elliott the USAAF, while both Franklin > Delano Jr. and John Aspinwall enlisted in the USN: > > - James rose to the rank of Brigadier General, and was awarded the Navy > Cross and the Silver Star. > - Elliott flew more than 300 combat missions and was awarded the > Distinguished Flying Cross. > - Franklin Delano Jr. was decorated in the Battle of Casablanca. > - John Aspinwall received the Bronze Star with the USN in the Pacific. > > These are not the service records of men who have led “notably unsuccessful > lives.” > > Obit writers often like to stress the idiosyncrasies of the departed rather > than list a litany of virtues, but this does not mean they can make false > and inaccurate statements. > > Jim Lancaster > > -- > Jim Lancaster > > j...@jrlancaster.com > > 00 33 2 33 43 52 48(France) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to churchillc...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to churchillchat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to churchillc...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to churchillchat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
