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- جون كوغزويل أوكس (بالإنجليزية: John Cogswell Oakes) هو عسكري أمريكي، ولد في 1906، وتوفي في 1982. (ar)
- John Cogswell Oakes (* 16. Oktober 1906 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; † 30. August 1982 in Washington, D.C.) war ein Generalleutnant der United States Army. Er war unter anderem Kommandeur des VII. Corps und der 7. Armee. (de)
- Lieutenant General John Cogswell Oakes (16 October 1906 – 30 August 1982) was a United States Army officer who served as Commanding General of VII Corps from 1961 to 1962 and as Commanding General, Seventh Army from 1962 to 1963. Born in Galveston, Texas, Oakes was a 1928 graduate of the United States Military Academy. A career field artillery officer, he served as executive officer of the XIII Corps Artillery at Fort Dix and Fort Bragg and then in France, Holland and Germany during World War II. After the war, Oakes was sent to study at the Army Command and General Staff College in 1945, graduating in 1946. In the summer of 1948, he was assigned to an advisory mission in Greece during the Greek Civil War. After this, Oakes was sent to study at the National War College in 1950, graduating in 1951. Promoted to brigadier general in 1952, Oakes commanded the 25th Infantry Division Artillery in the Korean War from October 1953 to July 1954. He also served as acting division commander while Halley G. Maddox served as interim I Corps commander. This was followed by an assignment as Eighth Army chief of staff in Korea. Oakes next served as assistant chief of staff for operations, U.S. Army Europe and then as Seventh Army chief of staff. Promoted to major general on 19 July 1957, Oakes served as deputy commanding general of the Seventh Army and then as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Military Operations at the Pentagon. Promoted to lieutenant general on 1 November 1959, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Military Operations until 19 January 1961. Oakes later served as VII Corps and Seventh Army commander. After suffering a heart attack, he retired from active duty in 1963. (en)
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