Patrick F. Cassidy
{{short description|United States Army general}}
{{Infobox military person
|name=Patrick F. Cassidy
|birth_date= {{birth date|df=yes|1915|3|22}}
|death_date= {{death date and age|df=yes|1990|1|5|1915|3|22}}
|birth_place= Pendleton, Oregon
|death_place= San Antonio, Texas
|placeofburial=Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
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|nickname=Hopalong
|allegiance=United States of America
|branch=25px United States Army
|serviceyears=1940–1973
|rank= 40px Lieutenant general
|commands=Fifth United States Army
I Corps
8th Infantry Division
XVIII Airborne Corps
1st Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
|unit=
|battles= World War II
|awards= Distinguished Service Cross
Military Medal (Luxembourg)
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Patrick Francis Cassidy (22 March 1915 – 5 January 1990) was a United States Army officer who served in World War II.
Military career
While serving as commander of 1st Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Battle of Carentan, Lieutenant Colonel Cassidy was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.{{cite web|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/21957|title=Patrick F. Cassidy|publisher=Military Times|access-date=29 January 2020}} During the Battle of Bastogne, he served as executive officer of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment.{{cite book|last=Marshall|first=S.L.A.|title=Bastogne: the story of the First Eight Days|date=18 December 2014|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History|isbn=978-1505566055|url=https://history.army.mil/html/books/022/22-2-1/CMH_Pub_22-2-1.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126051321/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/022/22-2-1/CMH_Pub_22-2-1.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 26, 2015|page=viii}}
In 1963, Brigadier general Cassidy commanded XVIII Airborne Corps.{{cite book|last=Scheips|first=Paul|title=The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1945-1992|publisher=US Army Center of Military History|year=2005|isbn=9781517253783|url=https://history.army.mil/html/books/030/30-20/CMH_Pub_30-20.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920132904/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/030/30-20/CMH_Pub_30-20.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 20, 2015|page=145}}{{PD-notice}}
Major general Cassidy commanded the 8th Infantry Division from April 1966 to June 1968. In August 1967, he was awarded the Military Medal, Luxembourg's highest military honor.{{cite web|url=http://army.lu/actualites/news.php?archive=2002&news=new_84|title=Actualités - Lëtzebuerger Arméi |publisher=Army.lu |language=fr|access-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426082558/http://army.lu/actualites/news.php?archive=2002&news=new_84|archive-date=26 April 2012}}
He served as Chief of Personnel Operations from February 1968 to June 1969.{{cite book|last=Westmoreland|first=William|title=Report of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, 1 July 1968 to 30 June 1972|publisher=Department of the Army|year=1977|page=176}}
Lieutenant general Cassidy served as commander of I Corps from 8 August 1969 to 26 July 1970.
In October 1971, he was appointed commander of Fifth United States Army.
In January 1973, he acted as commander of escorts for the memorial service for former President Harry S. Truman at Washington National Cathedral.{{cite news |title=Fifth Army Commander Lt. Gen. Patrick Cassidy escorts Truman family at President Truman's funeral |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95162112/fifth-army-commander-lt-gen-patrick/ |access-date=17 February 2022 |work=Courier-Post |date=29 December 1972}}{{cite book|title= Memorial Services in the Congress of the United States and Tributes in Eulogy of Harry S. Truman, Late President of the United States|url= https://archive.org/details/memorialservices0000trum|url-access= registration|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1973|page=[https://archive.org/details/memorialservices0000trum/page/89 89]}}
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Category:People from Pendleton, Oregon
Category:United States Army generals
Category:United States Army personnel of World War II
Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)