BRANCH: U.S. Army LOCATION: St. Louis TEAM: Defense, Space & Security In 1974, Renee Nadeau was not among the last women to join the Women’s Army Corps, or WAC, but the Army organization that had been formed during World War II soon would be disbanded and all female soldiers integrated with male units. Nadeau still has the official WAC insignia, Pallas Athena, that was issued to her. In Greek mythology, Pallas Athena was considered the goddess of wisdom and victory. The Greek city of Athens was named after Athena. After attending signal school and learning radio teletype and Morse code, Nadeau was stationed in Wurzburg, Germany, with an infantry signal battalion. “We spent a lot of time out in the field providing communication support,” she said. She served in the Army Reserves from 1980 to 1986, when she joined McDonnell Douglas as a tools and parts specialist. After Boeing and McDonnell Douglas merged in 1997, Nadeau obtained her master’s degree in business. She is now a production control analyst supporting the receiving, storing and kitting of parts for the Chinook, F-15, F/A-18 and AV-8B Harrier. “I am very proud of my service in the U.S. Army and Boeing,” said Nadeau, a member of the St. Louis Veterans Task Force. Last year she began volunteering in the St. Louis USO (United Service Organizations). “It is extremely rewarding,” she said, “to provide comfort to the young recruits heading to destinations all over the world.” n PHOTO: BOB FERGUSON | BOEING Renee Nadeau Supply chain management analyst NOVEMBER 2015 43
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