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==Military Service==
 
==Military Service==
 
Robert Cassidy was a US Army veteran having served during World War II. After Robert took part in the invasion of Southern France in World War II, he worked his way around enemy lines to visit with his mother in Port Blanc, France. There he learned his father Edward had died behind enemy lines in 1942. He was a Corporal in Italy in 1944.
 
Robert Cassidy was a US Army veteran having served during World War II. After Robert took part in the invasion of Southern France in World War II, he worked his way around enemy lines to visit with his mother in Port Blanc, France. There he learned his father Edward had died behind enemy lines in 1942. He was a Corporal in Italy in 1944.
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'''U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946  about Robert I Cassidy<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref>''' <br>
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Name: Robert I Cassidy <br>
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Birth Year: 1910 <br>
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Race: White, citizen (White) <br>
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State of Residence: New York <br>
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County or City:  Albany <br>
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Enlistment Date: 11 Mar 1942 <br>
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Enlistment State: New York <br>
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Enlistment City: Camp Upton Yaphank <br>
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Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA <br>
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Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA <br>
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Grade:Private <br>
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Grade Code: Private <br>
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Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law <br>
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Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) <br>
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Source: Civil Life <br>
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Education: 4 years of high school <br>
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Civil Occupation: Nursery and landscaping laborers <br>
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Marital Status: Single, without dependents <br>
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Height: 69 <br>
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Weight: 158 <br>
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==Occupation==  
 
==Occupation==  

Revision as of 03:01, 17 February 2014

Knox during World War II
Robert Irvin Cassidy - 1937

Birth

Robert Irvin Cassidy was born November 29, 1910 in Isle of Jersey, UK, the son of Edward Rochefort Cassidy (1861 – 1942) and Nellie Styer (Irvin) (1888 – 1979). He was the grandson of William Cassidy


Education

Edward R. Cassidy left today for Port Deposit, Md., where he will join Mrs. Cassidy and son Robert for the holiday season. Robert Cassidy is attending the Tome school at Port Deposit, and has been ill for the past two months with typhoid fever. Mrs. Cassidy has been with her son for the four weeks and he is reported much better. They all expect to return after the holidays.

Altamont Enterprise December 22, 1922

Master Robert Cassidy of the Helderbergs, who is a student at the Tome school, Port Deposit Maryland, will spend the Christmas vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Cassidy, arriving Dec. 20th.

Altamont Enterprise December 18, 1924

Military Service

Robert Cassidy was a US Army veteran having served during World War II. After Robert took part in the invasion of Southern France in World War II, he worked his way around enemy lines to visit with his mother in Port Blanc, France. There he learned his father Edward had died behind enemy lines in 1942. He was a Corporal in Italy in 1944.


U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about Robert I Cassidy[1]
Name: Robert I Cassidy
Birth Year: 1910
Race: White, citizen (White)
State of Residence: New York
County or City: Albany
Enlistment Date: 11 Mar 1942
Enlistment State: New York
Enlistment City: Camp Upton Yaphank
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade:Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Nursery and landscaping laborers
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 69
Weight: 158


Occupation

Robert Irvin Cassidy operated Perennial Gardens in Guilderland for many years as a Horticultural Contractor. He was a Horticulturist all his life. He was a member of the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce,

Marriage & Children

Robert Irvin Cassidy

Death

Robert Irvin Cassidy died November 17, 1996 in NY

Obituary

ROBERT I. CASSIDY: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Times Union, The (Albany, NY) - Tuesday, November 19, 1996

Deceased Name: ROBERT I. CASSIDY

ALBANY -- Robert I. Cassidy, 85, of Albany, died on November 11, 1996. He was born in the Isle of Jersey, Great Britain to the late Edward R. and Nelle Styer Cassidy. He has lived in the Capital Region for most of his life. Mr. Cassidy operated Perennial Gardens in Guilderland for many years as a Horticultural Contractor. He was a Horticulturist all his life. He was a member of the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce, and was a US Army veteran having served during World War II. Survivors include a lifelong family friend, Larry R. Scarborough of Poughkeepsie and three dear friends, Richard Hansen, John Tabner and John G. Miller. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Tebbutt Funeral Home, 633 Central Ave., Albany. Friends are invited and may call on Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands. Those who wish may send a remembrance to the Cathedral of All Saints, 62 S. Swan Street, Albany.
Edition: THREE STAR
Page: B6
Copyright, 1996, (c) Times Union. All Rights Reserved.

Additional Media

  • Edward R. Cassidy Obituary - Knickerbocker News - August 25, 1944
  • Robert I. Cassidy - Knickerbocker News - June 2, 1944

Sources

  1. ↑ www.Ancestry.com
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