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|class_rank=1st Lt
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|birth_year=1917
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|occupation=Literary scholar; professor of French
|education=Stanislas College (Paris); University of Paris (law); Columbia University (M.A., Ph.D.)
|known_for=French literature; Columbia University French department
|birth_date=18 November 1917
|birth_place=Bronxville, New York
|death_date=18 June 2004
|death_place=Stevensville, Maryland
|rank_final=Captain
|specialty=Military intelligence / Counter Intelligence Corps
|division=12th Army Group; Alaska Defense Command
|arm_or_service=Signal Corps
|teams=MII 416
|photo=Roudiez_Leon_S_0453890_portrait.jpg
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'''Leon S. Roudiez''' (1917–2004) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Catholic) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 8.
'''[[Roudiez, Leon S. (0453890)|Leon Samuel Roudiez]]''' (18 November 1917 – 18 June 2004) was a Ritchie Boy (Camp Ritchie class 8) and later professor emeritus of French at Columbia University, where he headed the French department.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Leon Samuel Roudiez (1917-2004) was an American literary scholar and professor emeritus and former head of the French department at Columbia University.
Leon Samuel Roudiez was born on 18 November 1917 in Bronxville, New York, to Colonel Leon S. Roudiez and Lulu Roudiez. After his father retired from the Army, the family lived in Germany and France. Roudiez graduated from Stanislas College in Paris in 1935, earned a law degree from the University of Paris in 1938, and completed an M.A. at Columbia University in 1940.


ROUDIEZ, Captain son of Colonel Leon S. Roudiez and the late Mrs. Lulu Roudiez, was born on November 18, 1917, at Bronxville, N. He was graduated from Stanislas College in Paris in 1935, from the Faculty of Law in Paris in 1938, and Columbia University in 1940. On December 9, 1940, he enlisted in the G-2 section of the Second Corps Area at Governor's Island and served with the Counter Intelligence Corps in New York City until November 1941 when he was sent to the Signal Corps Officer Candidate School at Fort Monmouth, N. In April 1942, he was assigned to the Alaska Defense Command and served at Fort Richardson, Dutch Harbor, and at Attu Island as Signal Officer, Cryptographic Officer, Postal Officer and Censor. For a time he served as an instructor at the in-telligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Md. In December 1943 he was assigned to the European Theatre with headquarters in London, and lectured before U. troops on various aspects of the coming invasion of France. He took part in the Normandy and Northern France Campaigns with the 12th Army Group Headquarters. After the capture of Paris he worked with the Counter Intelligence Corps in that city. He re-turned to the United States in October 1945 under the point system and reported to Fort Dix, N. J ., where he was placed on terminal leave on October 14, 1945. He reverted to inactive status on January 10, 1946.
Roudiez enlisted on 9 December 1940 and served in the Second Corps Area G-2 section and the Counter Intelligence Corps. Commissioned through Signal Corps Officer Candidate School in 1942, he served with the Alaska Defense Command at Fort Richardson, Dutch Harbor, and Attu before instructing at Camp Ritchie (Class 8). In Europe he lectured troops preparing for the invasion of France, served with 12th Army Group in the Normandy and Northern France campaigns, and worked with the Counter Intelligence Corps in liberated Paris. He reverted to inactive status as a captain on 10 January 1946.


Roudiez died Friday, June 18, 2004 at his residence. A resident of Stevensville, MD, he was Professor Emeritus of French at Columbia University where he taught in the Graduate Faculty until his retirement in 1987. Born in 1917, in Bronxville, NY, he was taken to Germany and to France by his parents after his father, a colonel in the U.S. Army, retired in 1921. He obtained a "baccalaureate" in 1936 and a bachelor of law degree in 1938, both from the University of Paris. After returning home he registered at Columbia University where he earned his M.A. in 1940 and a Ph.D. Between those two degrees and after enlisting in the army in December 1940 he served as a non commissioned officer at the headquarters of what was then called the Second Corps Area on Governor''s Island, NY. He went to the Signal Corps officer candidate school at Fort Monmouth, NJ, from which he emerged a second lieutenant in 1942. He was sent to Alaska and the Aleutians, then back to the military Intelligence Training Center in Camp Ritchie, MD. Next came England, where he spent the spring of 1944, mainly traveling from one army unit to another, lecturing about what was known as the Baby Blitz, the V-1 rockets and the beginning of the V-2 attacks. He landed on Omaha beach one month after D-day and arrived in Paris a few days after the French capital was liberated at the end of August 1944. ROUDIEZ, Captain son of Colonel Leon S. Roudiez and the late Mrs. Lulu Roudiez, was born on November 18, 1917, at Bronxville, N. He was graduated from Stanislas College in Paris in 1935, from the Faculty of Law in Paris in 1938, and Columbia University in 1940. On December 9, 1940, he enlisted in the G-2 section of the Second Corps Area at Governor's Island and served with the Counter Intelligence Corps in New York City until November 1941 when he was sent to the Signal Corps Officer Candidate School at Fort Monmouth, N. In April 1942, he was assigned to the Alaska Defense Command and served at Fort Richardson, Dutch Harbor, and at Attu Island as Signal Officer, Cryptographic Officer, Postal Officer and Censor. For a time he served as an instructor at the intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, MD. In December 1943 he was assigned to the European Theatre with headquarters in London, and lectured before U. troops on various aspects of the coming invasion of France. He took part in the Normandy and Northern France Campaigns with the 12th Army Group Headquarters. After the capture of Paris he worked with the Counter Intelligence Corps in that city. He returned to the United States in October 1945 under the point system and reported to Fort Dix, N. J ., where he was placed on terminal leave on October 14, 1945. He reverted to inactive status on January 10, 1946. A resident of Stevensville, MD, he was Professor Emeritus of French at Columbia University where he taught in the Graduate Faculty until his retirement in 1987.
After the war Roudiez earned a Ph.D. from Columbia and became a scholar of French literature. He taught at Columbia's graduate faculty until retiring in 1987 as professor emeritus. He died in Stevensville, Maryland, on 18 June 2004.
 
Here's some information on RB Captain Leon S. A resident of Stevensville, MD, he was Professor Emeritus of French at Columbia University where he taught in the Graduate Faculty until his retirement in 1987. Born in 1917, in Bronxville, NY, he was taken to Germany and to France by his parents after his father, a colonel in the U.S. Army, retired in 1921. He obtained a "baccalaureate" in 1936 and a bachelor of law degree in 1938, both from the University of Paris. After returning home he registered at Columbia University where he earned his M.A. in 1940 and a Ph.D. Between those two degrees and after enlisting in the army in December 1940 he served as a non commissioned officer at the headquarters of what was then called the Second Corps Area on Governor''s Island, NY. He went to the Signal Corps officer candidate school at Fort Monmouth, NJ, from which he emerged a second lieutenant in 1942. He was sent to Alaska and the Aleutians, then back to the military Intelligence Training Center in Camp Ritchie, MD. Next came England, where he spent the spring of 1944, mainly traveling from one army unit to another, lecturing about what was known as the Baby Blitz, the V-1 rockets and the beginning of the V-2 attacks. He landed on Omaha beach one month after D-day and arrived in Paris a few days after the French capital was liberated at the end of August 1944. ROUDIEZ, Captain son of Colonel Leon S. Roudiez and the late Mrs. Lulu Roudiez, was born on November 18, 1917, at Bronxville, N. He was graduated from Stanislas College in Paris in 1935, from the Faculty of Law in Paris in 1938, and Columbia University in 1940. On December 9, 1940, he enlisted in the G-2 section of the Second Corps Area at Governor's Island and served with the Counter Intelligence Corps in New York City until November 1941 when he was sent to the Signal Corps Officer Candidate School at Fort Monmouth, N. In April 1942, he was assigned to the Alaska Defense Command and served at Fort Richardson, Dutch Harbor, and at Attu Island as Signal Officer, Cryptographic Officer, Postal Officer and Censor. For a time he served as an instructor at the intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, MD. In December 1943 he was assigned to the European Theatre with headquarters in London, and lectured before U. troops on various aspects of the coming invasion of France. He took part in the Normandy and Northern France Campaigns with the 12th Army Group Headquarters. After the capture of Paris he worked with the Counter Intelligence Corps in that city. He returned to the United States in October 1945 under the point system and reported to Fort Dix, N. J ., where he was placed on terminal leave on October 14, 1945. He reverted to inactive status on January 10, 1946. A resident of Stevensville, MD, he was Professor Emeritus of French at Columbia University where he taught in the Graduate Faculty until his retirement in 1987.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* See RG 498 Box 466
* See RG 498 Box 466
* MII 416
* The father is plain text, not a wiki link, because he shares the soldier's name but is not this profile.
 
== Gallery ==
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Roudiez_Leon_S_0453890_portrait.jpg|Leon S. Roudiez portrait, cropped from Islip Town service entry (RB Archive)
Roudiez_Leon_S_0453890_Islip_service_entry.jpg|Leon S. Roudiez entry in Islip Town's World War II Effort (RB Archive)
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* 18 November 1917 — Born in Bronxville, New York.
* 1935 — Graduated from Stanislas College in Paris.
* 1938 — Earned a law degree from the University of Paris.
* 1940 — Earned an M.A. from Columbia University.
* 9 December 1940 — Enlisted and joined the Second Corps Area G-2 section.
* 1942 — Commissioned through Signal Corps Officer Candidate School; assigned to the Alaska Defense Command.
* 1943 — Instructed at Camp Ritchie (Class 8).
* 1943–1945 — Served in London, Normandy, northern France, and Paris with 12th Army Group and the Counter Intelligence Corps.
* 10 January 1946 — Reverted to inactive status as a captain.
* 1987 — Retired from Columbia University as professor emeritus of French.
* 18 June 2004 — Died in Stevensville, Maryland.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [[:File:Roudiez_Leon_S_0453890_Islip_service_entry.jpg|Leon S. Roudiez entry in Islip Town's World War II Effort (RB Archive)]]
* [[:File:Roudiez_Leon_S_0453890_portrait.jpg|Leon S. Roudiez portrait, cropped from Islip Town service entry (RB Archive)]]
* RB Archive family packet: obituary, BIRLS summary, and burial record for Leon Samuel Roudiez
* RB Archive transcription, ''Islip Town's World War II Effort'', p. 436 — Leon S. Roudiez service entry
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-06 (3 posts)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-06 (3 posts)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Samuel_Roudiez Wikipedia: Leon Samuel Roudiez]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Samuel_Roudiez Wikipedia: Leon Samuel Roudiez]

Latest revision as of 22:33, 16 September 2026

Leon Samuel Roudiez
Leon Samuel Roudiez
Personal details
Born18 November 1917
Bronxville, New York
Died18 June 2004
Stevensville, Maryland
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Known forFrench literature; Columbia University French department
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceSignal Corps
ASN0453890
RankCaptain
Rank at RitchieFirst Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section7A
SpecialtyMilitary intelligence / Counter Intelligence Corps
Unit / division12th Army Group; Alaska Defense Command
TeamMII 416-G
Teammates
Team — MII 416-G
These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.
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Leon Samuel Roudiez (18 November 1917 – 18 June 2004) was a Ritchie Boy (Camp Ritchie class 8) and later professor emeritus of French at Columbia University, where he headed the French department.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Leon Samuel Roudiez was born on 18 November 1917 in Bronxville, New York, to Colonel Leon S. Roudiez and Lulu Roudiez. After his father retired from the Army, the family lived in Germany and France. Roudiez graduated from Stanislas College in Paris in 1935, earned a law degree from the University of Paris in 1938, and completed an M.A. at Columbia University in 1940.

Roudiez enlisted on 9 December 1940 and served in the Second Corps Area G-2 section and the Counter Intelligence Corps. Commissioned through Signal Corps Officer Candidate School in 1942, he served with the Alaska Defense Command at Fort Richardson, Dutch Harbor, and Attu before instructing at Camp Ritchie (Class 8). In Europe he lectured troops preparing for the invasion of France, served with 12th Army Group in the Normandy and Northern France campaigns, and worked with the Counter Intelligence Corps in liberated Paris. He reverted to inactive status as a captain on 10 January 1946.

After the war Roudiez earned a Ph.D. from Columbia and became a scholar of French literature. He taught at Columbia's graduate faculty until retiring in 1987 as professor emeritus. He died in Stevensville, Maryland, on 18 June 2004.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • See RG 498 Box 466
  • The father is plain text, not a wiki link, because he shares the soldier's name but is not this profile.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Leon S. Roudiez portrait, cropped from Islip Town service entry (RB Archive)
    Leon S. Roudiez portrait, cropped from Islip Town service entry (RB Archive)
  • Leon S. Roudiez entry in Islip Town's World War II Effort (RB Archive)
    Leon S. Roudiez entry in Islip Town's World War II Effort (RB Archive)

Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 87
Class_ASN 4538901
Class_Name ROUDIEZ, Leon S.
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 18 November 1917 — Born in Bronxville, New York.
  • 1935 — Graduated from Stanislas College in Paris.
  • 1938 — Earned a law degree from the University of Paris.
  • 1940 — Earned an M.A. from Columbia University.
  • 9 December 1940 — Enlisted and joined the Second Corps Area G-2 section.
  • 1942 — Commissioned through Signal Corps Officer Candidate School; assigned to the Alaska Defense Command.
  • 1943 — Instructed at Camp Ritchie (Class 8).
  • 1943–1945 — Served in London, Normandy, northern France, and Paris with 12th Army Group and the Counter Intelligence Corps.
  • 10 January 1946 — Reverted to inactive status as a captain.
  • 1987 — Retired from Columbia University as professor emeritus of French.
  • 18 June 2004 — Died in Stevensville, Maryland.

Sources[edit | edit source]

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