Résumé

Draftsman, Thiry and Shay, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1935-1939. Thiry, like Gotteland, had a French ancestry.

Draftsman, Paul Thiry, Sr., Architect, Seattle, WA, 1940. On 10/16/1940, Thiry made his office in the Skinner Building, Seattle. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 64, accessed 01/20/2026.)

Draftsman, Siems-Drake Puget Sound Company, Seattle, WA, c. 1941-1942. At this time, the Siems-Drake Puget Sound Company worked as a contractor building military bases at Sitka, Kodiak, Unalaska Island, Dutch Harbor, and Sand Point, Alaska, for the US Navy, Bureau of Yards and Docks. (See University of Alaska, Anchorage/Alaska Pacific University Consortium Library, "Guide to the Harris M. Whiting papers undated, 1936-1965," accessed 03/04/2020.) The firm had an address of 2929 16th Avenue SW in Seattle, in 1942.

Architect, U.S. Navy Engineers, 1942-1944.

Principal, Roger J. Gotteland, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1945-1958.

Partner, Gotteland and Koczarski, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1959- .

Professional Activities

Completed 15-week course, Camouflage School, Camouflage Division, Office of Civilian Defense, University of Washington, 10-12/1942.

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Chair, AIA, Hospitallity Committee for the AIA Annual Convention, held in Seattle in 1953. He served under the Chairman of the AIA, Washington State Chapter, Waldo Christenson (1908-1959).

College

Dipl., Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France, 1934.

B.Arch., University of Washington, Seattle, 1936.

Relocation

Born in Paris, France, Roger Jacques Gotteland spent his first 20 years residing in that country. His US naturalization paperwork of 1936 indicated that, prior to the summer of 1934, he last lived in the town of La Heunière, Eure department, France. about 80 km northwest of Paris. This paperwork indicated that he migrated to the US on 08/21/1934 via London, England, aboard the "SS California Express" which was launched in 1934. There also was a ship called the "SS California," operated by the Panama Pacific Lines, that sailed between New York and San Francisco during the 1928-1938 decade, that Gotteland could have taken between the two cities. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (Nara); Washington, D.C.; Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court For the Western District of Washington, 1890-1957; Microfilm Roll: 116; Microfilm Serial: M1542, accessed 01/20/2026.)

Gotteland had settled in Seattle, WA, by at least 10/31/1934, when his one of his naturalization witnesses indicated that he had met him. He filed his intention to pursue US naturalization on 02/24/1936, and followed through wit the process by 11/01/1939. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (Nara); Washington, D.C.; Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court For the Western District of Washington, 1890-1957; Microfilm Roll: 116; Microfilm Serial: M1542, accessed 01/20/2026.)

Working for architect Paul Thiry, he reported an address of 903 Boylston Avenue, Seattle, WA, between 1936 and 1942. He lived at this address with his mother Leontine. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 64, accessed 01/20/2026.)

His last residence in Seattle was in the 98112 zip code. Gotteland died in Seattle.

Parents

His mother was Leontine Alphonsine Marie Jacquin (born 10/10/1876 in Crouy-sur-Ourcq, France-d. 1954 in Seattle, WA), his father, Alexandre Jules Guillaume Gotteland (born 01/12/1867 in Paris, France-d. 04/1933 in Sonchamp, France). They wed on 12/20/1896 in Crouy-sur-Ourcq, France. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. Geneanet Community Trees Index [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022, accessed 01/20/2026.) It appears that Roger and his mother left France soon after Alexandre's death.

Roger was the youngest of five children, and the only son, had by Leontine and Alexandre. His siblings included: Simone Gotteland (born 10/08/1898 in Crouy-sur-Ourcq, France-d. 1972 in Seattle, WA), Madeleine Gotteland (born 09/21/1901 in Crouy-sur-Ourcq, France-d. 09/01/1979 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France), Jeanne Gotteland (born 01/24/1907 in Paris, France-d. 12/19/1967 in Seattle, WA), and Marcelle Gotteland (born 08/15/1910 in Paris, France-d. 10/30/1976 in Saint-Cloud, France).

It is possible that Roger and his mother immigrated to the WA State due to the presence of two of his sisters here.

Simone married a Spokane native, Joseph M. Shields (born 07/19/1891 in Spokane, WA-d. 12/27/1940), in Paris on 05/22/1920, and returned to live with him there by late 05/1920. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Emergency Passport Applications, Argentina thru Venezuela, 1906-1925; Volume #: Volume 173: Paris, France, accessed 01/20/2026.)

Jeanne married a man LaVerne Robert Peterson (born 02/10/1903 in Seattle, WA-d. 02/19/1971 in Edmonds, WA) on 04/26/1928 in Seattle. She left Cherbourg, France, in late 12/1926 aboard the RMS Berengaria, landing in New York, NY, on 01/04/1927. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At Seattle; Seattle, Washington; ARC Title: Petitions For Naturalization, 1890-1991; NAI Number: 592779; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009; Record Group Number: 21, accessed 01/20/2026.)

Marcelle Gotteland also came to the US on 10/01/1927, aboard the RMS Berengaria, although she did not choose to remain. It is possible that she came at age 16 to visit his sisters. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85, accessed 01/20/2026.)

Spouse

He married Paquita C. Cruz (b. 11/06/1913 in Quito, Ecuador-d. 10/11/1995 in Seattle, WA) on 08/01/1953 in a Catholic ceremony in Seattle, WA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013, accessed 01/20/2026.)

Biographical Notes

Roger Gotteland was Caucasian, with brown eyes, blonde hair and a light brown complexion, according to his World War II draft registration card. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 64, accessed 01/20/2026.) At the time of his naturalization at age 21, he stood 5-feet, 7-and-1/2-inches tall and weighed 170 pounds, and was listed as having blonde hair and green eyes, not brown.

The French Government made Roger Gotteland an Honorary Consular Agent in Seattle, WA, on 02/19//1947. He continued to serve in this post through at least 1987. (See US Government, Department of State, Foreign Consular Offices in the United States, [Washington: US Government Printing Office, 1959], p. 20.)

SSN: 532-14-0764.