Hugh Boyd Casey was the son of Army Major General Hugh John Casey (Honoree Record ID 218930), a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, who served on the personal staff of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur as his Chief Engineer in the Pacific Theater during World War II. MG Casey retired in 1949.

Casey enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and served in several South Pacific campaigns, including Leyte and Luzon. After WWII, he was commissioned as a Regular Army officer after finishing Officer Candidate School. He arrived in Korea in 1950, a Second Lieutenant, and served as a Company Commander in the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. His heroic actions at the Hungman Beachhead in December 1950 earned him the Army's second-highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross.

After surviving combat for almost two years with the 7th Infantry, on 11 January 1952, MAJ Casey was serving as senior Aide-de-Camp to the 3d Infantry Division Commander, Major General Williston B. Palmer (Honoree Record ID 300). On that day, near Tong Du Chon, South Korea, he was killed in the non-hostile crash of the light observation plane in which he was riding.

Medals, Awards and Badges

Distinguished Service Cross
Purple Heart
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Combat Infantryman Badge

Honors

Major Casey is the namesake of the U.S. Army 3,500-acre Camp Casey installation in South Korea. It was named and officially dedicated in his memory in 1952.

Personal

Major Casey's sister, Patricia Adams Casey, married Frank Butner Clay, who retired from the Army as a Major General in 1973.

Burial

Major Hugh Boyd Casey is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, next to his father.

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