Frederick Cable Oechsner

Frederick Cable Oechsner
Frederick Cable Oechsner
	Oechsner in 1945
Born	November 26, 1902; New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Died	April 21, 1992 (aged 89); New York City, N.Y., US
Education	Williston Academy; Tulane University;
Occupations	Journalist, intelligence officer
Employers	New Orleans Item-Tribune; The Evening Star; The Sun (New York City); United Press; C.I.A.;
Known for	Reporting from Nazi Germany (1929-1942)
Notable work	This Is The Enemy (1942)
Spouse	Marion Oechsner
Parents	John Frederick Oechsner (farther); Caroline Kinne Oechsner, née Cable (mother);

Frederick Cable Oechsner (November 26, 1902 – April 21, 1992) was an American journalist known for his work as the Central European Manager of the United Press in Berlin before and during the World War II. He later served as an intelligence official under the Eisenhower administration. Oechsner was interned by the Germans along with the rest of the US Berlin press corps in 1941, until their release six months later in 1942.