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 Stars, 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.