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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arrangement
Biographical / Historical
Preferred Citation
Content Description
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Eugene R. Cadieux Second World War correspondence
Creator:
Cadieux, Eugene Rogers
source:
Cadieux, Leontine Keane
Identifier/Call Number: 2016.021.w.r
Physical Description:
.8 Linear feet
(15 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1943 - 1945
Abstract: This collection contains letters, photographs and newspaper clippings from CPL Eugene Rogers Cadieux, USA.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: WWII 24
Container: 17-20
Container: 1-4
Container: WWII 25
Container: 1-7
Container: 5-11
Container: WWII 26
Container: 1-4
Container: 12-15
Container: Oversize 1
Container: 8
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Leontine Keane Cadieux (Mrs. Eugene R. Cadieux), part of the Legacy Collection.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by material type and date:
- Series 1: Correspondence from Eugene Cadieux to Nadia Cadieux
- Series 2: Correspondence from Eugene Cadieux to Josephine Rogers
- Series 3: Correspondence from Eugene Cadieux to Kathleen (Mrs. Roy) Flora
- Series 4: Biographical Information
- Series 5: Photographs
Biographical / Historical
Corporal Eugene Rene Cadieux, United States Army Corps of Engineers, was born on February 14, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan.
He lived with his mother Nadia and grandmother, Josephine Rogers. The Cadieux name came from early settlers in Grosse Pointe,
Michigan and the family name has deep roots in the area. His mother was a descendant of settlers from the Mayflower, with
the last name Rogers. CPL Cadieux joined the United States Army on March 11, 1943 and served with the Army Corps of Engineers
until January 15, 1946. He was a history enthusiast and ran a "rainbow" farm, so named for its thin shape, in Grosse Pointe
until his death on March 23, 1988.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Eugene R. Cadieux Second World War correspondence (2016.021.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URL's, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Content Description
This collection contains the correspondence of CPL Eugene "Gene" Rogers Cadieux, USA to his mother, Nadia Cadieux and to his
grandmother, Josephine Rogers in Detroit, Michigan and to Kathleen (Mrs. Roy) Flora in Elgin, IL. Eugene Cadieux was a private
in the United States Army Corps of Engineers and served in the European theater, primarily in France. Cpl. Cadieux trained
at Camp Bowie in Texas, Camp Joseph T. Robinson in Arkansas and the Desert Training Center in California. Of interest is
a lock of hair sent to his mother Nadia on July 4, 1944.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945) -- France
United States -- Army -- Corps of Engineers
United States -- Army -- European Theater of Operations
Nadia Cadieux
Josephine Rogers
Cadieux, Leontine Keane