Tag Archives: Asst. Sec. of the Navy F.D. Roosevelt

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Spanish Flu Casualty

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Feather Foster

One of the serious casualties of the great Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-9, was the marriage of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Franklin Roosevelt In Europe In mid-1918, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, was sent to Europe to … Continue reading →

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VP Thomas Marshall and the Flag

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Thomas Marshall is one of the unknown and generally disregarded Vice Presidents….but… About Tom Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) was an attorney, and like James Madison, diminutive in stature – perhaps only 5’2 or 3”. An Indiana Hoosier, he gravitated … Continue reading →

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