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Roland Cadoret papers

 Collection — Container: Single Folder Collections - 2008 Box 2 (08.0075-08.0199), Folder: 08.0183 - Folder 1
Identifier: 08.0183

Scope and Contents

Roland Cadoret served as a B-17 pilot in the 351st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, in the European Theater.  His collection contains a manuscript, "The Battle of Grounded Eagles," in which he details his entire POW experience from mission briefing to liberation, an excerpt from his diary, and his photocopied version of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's letter to Invasion Forces. The Polebrook Post 351st Bomb Group Association 8th Airforce Vol. XXVII-No. 2, and the English version of the Moorsburger Beitung, a newspaper, which had special stories all about the POWs which were kept at Stalag VII-A.

Dates

  • Created: 1943-1995
  • Other: Majority of material found in 1944
  • Other: Date acquired: 12/05/2008

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Biographical or Historical Information

Roland Cadoret received his training in Texas and Oklahoma.  He flew as a B-17 pilot in World War II and participated in the D-Day Invasion. He flew many successful missions before his plane was shot down and he was held as a German prisoner of war for almost a year in Luft Stalag VII-A.

Extent

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

creator

Custodial History

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Source of Acquisition

Roland Cadoret

Method of Acquisition

donation

Title
Roland Cadoret papers
Author
Craig Whittington
Date
03/27/2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository

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