| | Born in Marietta, [[Ohio]]. Bartlett graduated in 1942 from [[Princeton University]] in [[New Jersey]], with an undergraduate degree in geological engineering. His senior thesis is entitled ''Water-flooding an oil formation.''<ref>{{cite book|author=Dewey F Bartlett|url=https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/8008503|title=Water-flooding an oil formation|date=1942|publisher=Princeton University Department of Geological Engineering|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref> | | Born in Marietta, [[Ohio]]. Bartlett graduated in 1942 from [[Princeton University]] in [[New Jersey]], with an undergraduate degree in geological engineering. His senior thesis is entitled ''Water-flooding an oil formation.''<ref>{{cite book|author=Dewey F Bartlett|url=https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/8008503|title=Water-flooding an oil formation|date=1942|publisher=Princeton University Department of Geological Engineering|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref> |
| − | After Princeton, Bartlett enlisted first in the [[United States Navy]] but transferred to the [[U.S. Marine Corps]]. He was a dive bomber in the Pacific theater of operations in [[World War II]]. He met his wife, the former Ann Chilton Smith (1920-2013), known as Ann Burke in her second marriage, while he was stationed in [[California]]. She was a native of [[Seattle]], [[Washington]]. The ceremony was held at the Roman Catholic Mission San Juan Capistrano in California.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Stanley|url=http://newsok.com/ann-bartlett-former-first-lady-dies-at-92/article/374975|title=Ann Bartlett, former first lady, dies at 92|publisher=''The Tulsa World''|date=January 27, 2013|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref> | + | After Princeton, Bartlett enlisted first in the [[United States Navy]] but transferred to the [[U.S. Marine Corps]]. He was a dive bomber in the Pacific theater of operations in [[World War II]]. He met his wife, the former Ann Chilton Smith (1920-2013), known as Ann Burke in her second marriage, while he was stationed in [[California]]. She was a native of [[Seattle]], [[Washington]]. The ceremony was held at the Roman Catholic Mission San Juan Capistrano in California.<ref>Tim Stanley, "Ann Bartlett, former first lady, dies at ," ''The Tulsa World,'' January 27, 2013.</ref> |
| | After the war, Bartlett moved to Tulsa and inherited Keener Oil and Gas Company from his father, David A. Bartlett. He was also involved in [[farming]] and ranching. | | After the war, Bartlett moved to Tulsa and inherited Keener Oil and Gas Company from his father, David A. Bartlett. He was also involved in [[farming]] and ranching. |