World War II Honoree

Frederick Cable Oechsner

Hometown

New Orleans, Louisiana

Honored By

Family

A REPORTER FOR THE 'NEW ORLEANS ITEM' WHO INTERVIEWED ADOLPH HITLER IN HIS CHIEF HIERARCHY; HE WAS HELD AS A PRISONER BY THE ENEMY FORCES. WAS HELD FOR RANSOM IN EXCHANGE FOR GERMAN PRISONERS HELD BY THE U.S. IN 1942. HE JOINED THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES (OSS) AS SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO ITS DIRECTOR AND SERVED IN ENGLAND, NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, EGYPT AND FRANCE, WHICH LED TO THE APPOINTMENT BY GENERAL EISENHOWER AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE DIVISION AT THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERED ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.