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Local Han Will BeSt' By Enemy jMajor Edward Caskey Participates In Great War GamesBy STEPHEN DEBALTAMorning Herald CorrespondentU.-S. Flagship Focono, At Sea— Among 135,009 men of the Army, Navv and Air Force now engaged In the most realistic and gigantic Naval maneuvers ever staged in peace time, it was the Herald special correspondent’s good fortune to ••come across a distinguished Hagerstonian, Major Edward Caskey. „Major Caskey is head of psychological warfare of enemy, forces occupying the Island of Viequeswhere on Wednesday-designatedas D-Day—the aggressor is expected to land its forces.The home address of his wife is 530 West Howard street, Hagers-, town. She can rest assured that* no harm is in store for • Major Caskey, other than to be captured by Admiral Blandy’s forces and treated to a sumptuous banquet by the newsmen present to cover maneuvers. ’i ;Major Caskey came aboard the Pocono to brief the correspondents and give them good insight into the progress made by psychological warfare^ His fellow Hag-erstonians^ can derive much pride from the splendid impression Major Caskey left with the men representing the American press, as a shrewd tactician and a clean, colorful speaker.Major Caskey, a resident of Baltimore for many years, was stationed at Camp Ritchie. during World.War Two before going overseas. While at Ritchie he was post signal a {fleer. Upon reaching the European Theater of Operations, he was psychological warfare officer of the Ninth Army at the end of the war.- His wife is the former Miss RuthRhodes of Hagerstown.iypi-pi:pithmidaaticofaarestocrlal-£n'tclbitlfcb:ir01o:YVl]ag;
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Morning Herald
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Tue, Mar 01, 1949
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