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Uo the backbone ol the owry wlveti, children parents, weetheart and all loved one . . . thi book l dedicated 1959 - I960
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Oora.m.a,nd.er 1 . W. Oa ssidy Commander M. W. Cassidy, U. S. Navy hails from Euclid, Ohio. He entered the Navy during World War II by enlisting in the Naval Air Corps Pilot Training Program. During the course of his training he attended John Carroll College, Cleveland, Ohio, while undergoing Civilian Pilot Training at the Cleveland Airport and the University of Iowa while undergoing preflight training. Primary flight training was gained at Lambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri, and advanced training at Pensacola, Florida. CDR Cassidy was commissioned an Ensign and received his naval wings 18 February 1944. Following a period of operational training at Daytona Beach, Florida, he joined Fighter Squadron 23 at Alameda California. VF 23 embarked on the USS Langley (CVL 23) and entered combat with the first carrier raids on Japan. Combat included the Iwo Jima and Okinawa invasions, and carrier raids on southern Japan. CDR Cassidy was awarded the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and was authorized to wear the Navy Unit Commendation as a member of USS Langley. He was completing the training of a replacement fighter team to take back into combat as World War II ended. He remained as an instructor with the VF 6 at Miami, Florida, was selected and joined the Blue Angels Flight Exhibition Team which was then being organized at Jacksonville, Florida. Following a season of shows he then attended the Ohio State University. Duty involving flying assignments continued with a tour as assistant CIC officer aboard the USS Rendova (CVE-114), which evacuated the last of the US forces from Tsingtao, China, and a tour with VC 3 an all weather flight squadron. Duty involving flying was terminated du e to defective vision and CDR Cassidy was assigned to the USS Glennon (DD 840) as operations naviga- tions officer. Subsequent duty assignments have been with Destroyer Squadron 15 staff on board the USS Boyd (DD 544), which participated in the Chinatachen Island evacuation. Fleet Intelligence Center at Hawaii, and executive officer of the USS Dupont (DD 941). CDR Cassidy assumed command of the USS LOWRY (DD 770) on II July 1959. He is married to the former Helen Devol Chamberlain of Marietto, Ohio. They have three sons, Shawn 8, Kevin 6, and Colin 4, whose births at Newport, Rhode Island, San Diego, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii, respectively, confirm the Join the Navy and See the World concept.
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