Cassity, James Shelby, Jr., Lt Gen

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Lieutenant General
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
91C0-Commander
Last AFSC Group
Special Reporting
Primary Unit
1985-1988, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM)
Service Years
1958 - 1991
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Home State
Texas
Texas
Year of Birth
1935
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Gary, TX
Last Address
Fair Oaks Ranch
Date of Passing
Dec 30, 2008
 
Location of Interment
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (VA) - San Antonio, Texas
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 43, Site 891

 Official Badges 

Commander Air Force Retired US European Command


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2008, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


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Last Known Activity:

I was stationed with Jim Cassity two times. At Hanscom AFB in Mass, he was the instructor that taught a class to incoming officers about the systems procurement process. He was very good. He was an L/C and worked for Gen Herres in the foreign military sales office. I was a Capt and had a car pool friend who worked in the same office as L/C Cassity. So I kept up with goings on in his office. This was in 1976 or 77. 



In 1980, I was assigned to Hq AFCC at Scott and Col Cassity was the head of the Programs Office (EP). Gen Herres was the CC at the time. He was a very good boss. I loved some of his management saying like when a program wanted to rush a schedule he would say, "If you want it bad, you'll get it bad." That is so true. When he left Scott, I personally made his shadow box going away present from the Programs Division. It included a wood outline of the state of Ill. I spent many hours on it. I hope he liked it. 



After he left, I moved to the Telephone Systems Office at Scott and he made a couple of stars and was head of all the communications units in Europe. I worked for a boss who was a real argumentative person. I decided that life was too short to put up with him so I retired. After that my old boss went to Europe to brief the telephone program to Gen Cassity and was a real butt with him. Cassity pick up hisphone and called the commander of AFCC. My old boss was fired before he got back to the states. Gen Cassity repaid the time I spent on his going away shadow box.



I really liked the man. By the way, at Scott he had a brick on his desk. The kind with 3 holes in it. It had a sign that said "Aggie bowling ball". I love that.



Miles Martin

Major USAF retired

   

  1974-1978, Electronic Systems Division

Lieutenant Colonel
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14 Members Also There at Same Time
Electronic Systems Division

Cohen, Louis, Maj, (1959-1979) 2S 2716 Major
Cohen, Louis, Maj, (1959-1979) 291 2916 Major
Martin, Miles, Maj, (1966-1986) 307 3076 Major
Cobb, Charles, Capt, (1963-1974) 282 2825B Captain
Easton, Darl, Lt Col, (1970-1992) 511 5116 Captain
Krieger, Joseph, Capt, (1973-1981) 282 2825A Captain
Cole, Steve, 1st Lt, (1974-1978) A08 AAF MOS 330 First Lieutenant
Shively, Stephen, Lt Col, (1977-2000) 512 5125B First Lieutenant
Elliott, Lloyd, TSgt, (1959-1980) 274 27470 Technical Sergeant
Fagan, Fred, SMSgt, (1961-1985) 241 24170 Technical Sergeant
Brunton, Peter, MSgt, (1968-1992) Staff Sergeant
Croteau, Jean, SSgt, (1973-1981) 651 65170 Staff Sergeant
Zeigler, Doug, SrA, (1975-1979) 671 67150 Senior Airman
Deputy for Command and Management Systems (MCIF)

Butkewicz, Peter, Col, (1957-1983) 281 2816 Lieutenant Colonel
Theriault, Joseph R. T., Capt, (1959-1981) 282 2825A Captain

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