Background
Casey, Robert Joseph was born on March 14, 1890 in Beresford, South Dakota, United States. Son of James and Mary Agnes (Wilson) Casey.
Casey, Robert Joseph was born on March 14, 1890 in Beresford, South Dakota, United States. Son of James and Mary Agnes (Wilson) Casey.
Student Armour Institute Technology, Chicago, Bachelor of Arts, Saint Mary's (Kansas) College, 1910.
January 13, 1945); married second, Hazel Macdonald, November 8, 1946. Reporter Des Moines Register and Leader, 1910. With Chicago Daily News, 1920-1947, war correspondent with French Army until collapse, battle of London until December 1940, with British Army in Egypt and Libya, 1941.
With United States Pacific fleet at Marshall Islands, Wake, Marcus, Coral Sea, Midway Islands, 1942.
With United States submarines, 1943. With British Navy, Adriatic, Mediterranean, Middle East, 1943-1944.
Invasion Normandy, Doctorate-Day, 1944. With United States 1st Army, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, 1944.
Served as private, Second lieutenant, First lieutenant and captain Field Artillery, United States Army, World War I. Clubs: National Press (Washington).
Married Marie Driscoll, September 24, 1910 (deceased. Married second, Hazel Macdonald, November 8, 1946.