4th Cumulative WW2 Quiz

[nonconformist]

The son would be Theodore Roosevelt Jr. I assume who landed at Utah on June 6th?

The brother, maybe Joe Kennedy?

Haha, a quick check on wiki, and I think I have the answer (I wasn't sure about the bloodline), is my answer acceptable, or should I way old chap?

 

[privatehudson]

If the answer involves Theodore Roosevelt Jnr its the wrong sorry. Assuming it doesn't feel free.

 

[nonconformist]

It's not Teddy Jr? Damn, that's a bit of a blow :/

He fits the bill, but I can't think of another.

The brother was Joe Kennedy though?

 

[Dragonlord]

It's not Teddy Jr? Damn, that's a bit of a blow :/

He fits the bill, but I can't think of another.

The brother was Joe Kennedy though?

Isn't Joe (Joseph) the father of the Kennedy's, not a brother? The one who made his money as a bootlegger...?
Robert would be the brother, maybe....

No idea if any of this fits the question ... I'm totally stumped.

 

[nonconformist]

He had a son named Joe too.

Who died in...Operation Aphrodite! (Greek Goddess!)

 

[privatehudson]

He did indeed have a son called Joe, some further investigation of him might yield some results...

 

[nonconformist]

Died over Mimoyeques in Operation Aphrodite, trying to destroy the V3.

 

[privatehudson]

Correct.

The V3 was intended to be a series of 130m (or 150m in some sources) long barrels, each with a series of solid-fuel rocket boosters in symmetrical pairs every 3 metres to provide propulsion. This layout gave a similar impression a millipede which became the German nickname for it. The guns were designed to be used to bombard London.

Operation Aphrodite was a plan to fly high explosive filled planes to a heavily fortified site by a skeleton crew. They would then bale out some distance from the target and the plane would be guided into the target by radio control. Joseph Kennedy was involved in one of these missions but the explosives on board went off whilst the plane was still over Suffolk. Following Kennedy's plane was a mosquito filming the mission, piloted by Elliot Roosevelt (son of FDR).

Sadly unknown to the allies the site was put out of commission after a raid by the RAF on the 6th July 1944 which used Tallboys, making Kennedy's mission unnecessary.

My parents visited the site last year and brought me back a booklet on it.

 

[nonconformist]

God, another Roosevelt?

 

[privatehudson]

Yup, them and the Kennedy's seem to have got involved in quite a bit between them.

 

[civ_king]

what is with all these Kennedys dying? Joe went boomb, John and Robert got shot... ouch poor family

 

[nonconformist]

Ted drove into a lake, Rose was lobotomised....

 

[vogtmurr]

Not to mention nephews John F. Jr. in a plane crash, Michael in a skiing accident, David from a drug overdose, and wasn't there a yacht that mysteriously capsized ? Ms. Monroe's death looked a little suspicious. It must be the ongoing war of the Illuminatti. They missed taking Edward out at Chappaquiddick, but out of the running..

 

[civ_king]

In other words they are cursed
And Maria Shriver married the Governator

 

[sydhe]

In other words they are cursed
And Maria Shriver married the Governator

As someone once said, it was part of the effort to produce a bullet-proof Kennedy.

 

[civ_king]

As someone once said, it was part of the effort to produce a bullet-proof Kennedy.

Bobby was going to win but got pasted

 

[say1988]

In other words they are cursed

More like a group of rich people who think they can do whatever they want. Some their deaths were just plain stupidity.

 

[Illdisposed]

I'll attempt to resurrect this with a question:

Can you identify this rather curious object?

 

[say1988]

A german armoured vehicle. It can roll around (or at least was supposed to).

 

[Lord Baal]

It's supposed to be a mobile pillbox, but it wasn't particularly effective.