Roudiez, Leon S. (0453890)

Leon S. Roudiez
Personal details
Born	1917
Died	2004
Nativity	United States
Religion	Catholic
Known for	French literature; Columbia University French department
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Signal Corps
ASN	0453890
Rank	First Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section	7A
Team	MII 416-G

Teammates

Team — MII 416-G

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Leon S. Roudiez (1917–2004) was a Ritchie Boy (Camp Ritchie class 8) and later an American literary scholar who headed Columbia University's French department.

Biography

Leon Samuel Roudiez (1917-2004) was an American literary scholar and professor emeritus and former head of the French department at Columbia University.

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 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 Governors 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.

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 Governors 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

• See RG 498 Box 466
• MII 416

Technical record

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

Sources

• Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN 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)
• Wikipedia: Leon Samuel Roudiez