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Elliott Roosevelt, the son of President Franklin Roosevelt, pictured here presenting a reconnaissance briefing to Dwight Eisenhower in North Africa in 1942. That year Roosevelt was made commander of a photographic unit of the 12th Air Force. While in command, he voluntarily went along on innumerable reconnaissance flights, handling such jobs as photographer, observer, navigator, and radio operator. In 1943, he took command of Allied reconnaissance operations for a large area of the Mediterranean. A Brigadier General by 1945, he received many decorations including the Distinguished Flying Cross.
