The
death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the late stages of the
war was a blow to civilian and military alike. The President died of a
cerebral hemorrhage on April 12, 1945, while at this home in Warm Springs,
Georgia. Warm Springs is only 40 miles from Fort Benning and the home
became a tourist attraction for many. Apparently Barger was one of
them as he wrote on this photo "President Roosevelt's Ga. home where he
died." |
A Nation's Grief
is clearly evident in this photo of an accordion player from the Army
Band and others who weep at the President's funeral in Warm Springs |