Thomas Francis Hickey ( general ) Thomas Francis Hickey was a United States Army Lieutenant General . Early Life and start of military career . Hickey was born in South Boston , Massachusetts on April 1 , 1898 . In 1916 he enlisted as a Private and served until 1917 . He then attended officer training in Plattsburgh , afterwards receiving a commission as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry . World War I . Hickey served in France during World War I as a platoon leader in the 341st and 7th Machine Gun Battalions . He participated in the St . Mihiel and Meuse - Argonne Offensives , was wounded , and received the Purple Heart . Post - World War I . Hickey continued his military career after World War I , remaining in Germany as a member of the Army of Occupation until February 1922 . Later that year he transferred to Field Artillery . In 1926 he graduated from the Field Artillery Officer Course . In 1932 he was assigned to train and advise National Guard units in the I Corps area . In 1938 he graduated from the Command and General Staff College . From 1940 to 1942 Hickey was an instructor at the Command and General Staff College . World War II . In 1942 Hickey was assigned as Assistant Chief of Staff of the U . S . II Corps . From 1942 to 1943 Hickey served as Chief of Staff of the XI Corps , overseeing planning and execution of its operations in the Pacific Theater . After briefly serving as commander of the 42nd Division Artillery during its stateside training in Oklahoma , Hickey was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned as commander of the X Corps Artillery , serving in the South West Pacific Theater . During the Leyte Campaign Hickey served as commander of the 31st Division Artillery . Post - World War II . Hickey was assigned as Chief of Staff for U . S . Forces Austria ( USFA ) in 1946 . From 1950 to 1952 Hickey was commander of the 82nd Airborne Division . Hickey commanded the XVIII Airborne Corps from 1952 to 1953 . Korean War . From 1953 to 1954 General Hickey commanded the IX Corps , leading the organization during the end of its occupation of the Line Missouri Main Line of Resistance and subsequent withdrawal from combat at the end of the conflict . Post - Korean War . In 1954 Hickey was appointed Deputy Commander of U . S . Forces Far East and promoted to Lieutenant General . General Hickey again commanded the IX Corps from 1954 to 1955 . In 1955 General Hickey was named commander of Third U . S . Army at Fort McPherson , where he remained until his 1958 retirement . Awards and decorations . General Hickey ' s decorations included several awards of the Distinguished Service Medal , including two for World War II , two Silver Star s , the Legion of Merit , the Bronze Star , the Purple Heart , and the Air Medal . Other . In 1958 General Hickey received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Fordham University , Other work . From 1958 to 1961 General Hickey was Staff Director for the National Security Council ' s Net Evaluation Subcommittee . The Net Evaluation Subcommittee was established by President Dwight Eisenhower , and was charged assessing the U . S . S . R ' s capacity to inflict damage on the United States and U . S . overseas installations , as well as monitoring for changes that would alter those capabilities . Retirement and death . General Hickey died in November , 1983 in Arlington , Virginia . He was buried in Section S , Site 83 , of Arlington National Cemetery .