Lieutenant Colonel William Kenneth Casey was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 178, 22 February 1943. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, A-25 9th Regiment Infantry Replacement Training Center, Fort McClellan, Alabama. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Property Officer, Headquarters Detachment, Tidworth Garrison Area, England; Commanding Officer, Headquarters Detachment XVI District, Tidworth, England; Mess Officer, Headquarters XVI District, Tidworth, England; Assistant S-4, Headquarters XVI District, Tidworth England; Assistant Mess Officer, Headquarters Southern Base Section; Company Officer, Headquarters Commandant, OISE Section, Rheims, France; Assistant Inspector General, Infantry Replacement Training Center, Fort McClellan, Alabama; Mess Officer, Assistant Records Officer Headquarters, Fort McPherson, Georgia; Mess and Club Officer, Personnel Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Assistant S-1, Headquarters 3rd Infantry Regiment, Berlin, Germany; Consolidated Supply Division, 9206 TSU, San Francisco, California. | His military awards and decorations include: Bronze Star Medal, American Defense, World War II Victory, European Campaign with one Bronze Star, American Campaign, Army of Occupation Medal (Europe) with the Berlin Airlift device, Humane Medal, National Defense, Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Campaign Stars, Armed Forces Reserve, United Nations Service Medal, Korean President Unit Medal.