Oakes, John Bertram (01283473) - Revision history

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	* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ( )

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

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	* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (~~[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EWiegWT3PMxAFXS7MZLxFFLMZg0265GK5_Axp_XnzWM source]~~).		* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ( )

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
			John Bertram Oakes (April 23, 1913 – April 5, 2001) was an iconoclastic and influential U.S. Journalist known for his early commitment to the environment, civil rights, and opposition to the Vietnam War.

	John Bertram Oakes (April 23, 1913 – April 5, 2001) was an iconoclastic and influential U.S. ~~journalist~~ known for his early commitment to the environment, civil rights, and opposition to the Vietnam War.

	On his return to the United States in 1936, he joined the Trenton Times as a reporter. A supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, he moved to Washington in 1937, where he became a political reporter for The Washington Post. In Washington, he covered the U.S. Congress, the Dies Un-American Activities Committee and F.D.R.'s 1940 campaign.		On his return to the United States in 1936, he joined the Trenton Times as a reporter. A supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, he moved to Washington in 1937, where he became a political reporter for The Washington Post. In Washington, he covered the U.S. Congress, the Dies Un-American Activities Committee and F.D.R.'s 1940 campaign.

	When the United States joined World War II in 1941, Oakes entered the Army as a private in the infantry. His training at Camp Ritchie and connection to the Ritchie Boys allowed him to be recruited into the O.S.S. (the Office of Strategic Services), and as a result he served two years in Europe, capturing and "turning" enemy agents still in communication with the Nazis. In recognition of his service there he received the Bronze Star, the Croix de Guerre, the Medaille de Reconnaissance and the Order of the British Empire. He ended the war with the rank of lieutenant colonel. ~~and~~ was subsequently widely reprinted.		When the United States joined World War II in 1941, Oakes entered the Army as a private in the infantry. His training at Camp Ritchie and connection to the Ritchie Boys allowed him to be recruited into the O.S.S. (the Office of Strategic Services), and as a result he served two years in Europe, capturing and "turning" enemy agents still in communication with the Nazis. In recognition of his service there he received the Bronze Star, the Croix de Guerre, the Medaille de Reconnaissance and the Order of the British Empire. He ended the war with the rank of lieutenant colonel. And was subsequently widely reprinted.

	His career on the editorial board, first as a writer (1949–1961) and then as editorial page editor (1961–1976) spanned the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford administrations. As editorial page editor, he appointed the first woman in fifty years (Ada Louise Huxtable), and the first African American (Roger Wilkins), to the editorial board.		His career on the editorial board, first as a writer (1949–1961) and then as editorial page editor (1961–1976) spanned the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford administrations. As editorial page editor, he appointed the first woman in fifty years (Ada Louise Huxtable), and the first African American (Roger Wilkins), to the editorial board.
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	The John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism was established in 1994 by the Natural Resources Defense Council as an annual prize for print journalists; it is now administered by the Columbia University School of Journalism.		The John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism was established in 1994 by the Natural Resources Defense Council as an annual prize for print journalists; it is now administered by the Columbia University School of Journalism.


	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bertram_Oakes Wikipedia: John Bertram Oakes]		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bertram_Oakes Wikipedia: John Bertram Oakes]
	* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~		* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
			* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
	* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

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 == Biography ==
 John Bertram Oakes (April 23, 1913 – April 5, 2001) was an iconoclastic and influential U.S. journalist known for his early commitment to the environment, civil rights, and opposition to the Vietnam War.

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	<div class="soldier-lead">		<div class="soldier-lead">
	~~'''~~John B. Oakes~~'''~~ (1913~~–~~2001) was ~~a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]]~~, ~~Maryland~~, ~~in [[Class 4]]~~.		John Bertram Oakes (April 23, 1913 – April 5, 2001) was an iconoclastic and influential U.S. journalist known for his early commitment to the environment, civil rights, and opposition to the Vietnam War.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	~~'''~~John B. Oakes~~''' — Editor~~, ~~New York Times; created Op-Ed page; environmentalist~~. ~~Summary from a Notable Ritchie Boys slide ([https://docs~~.~~google.com/presentation/d/1EWiegWT3PMxAFXS7MZLxFFLMZg0265GK5_Axp_XnzWM source])~~.
			John Bertram Oakes (April 23, 1913 – April 5, 2001) was an iconoclastic and influential U.S. journalist known for his early commitment to the environment, civil rights, and opposition to the Vietnam War.


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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bertram_Oakes Wikipedia: John Bertram Oakes]
	* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file		* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
	* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)