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Captain John S. Casey, USNR (Ret.)
Battleship Cove
P.O. Box 111
Fall River, MA 02722-0111 p: (508) 678-1100, ext. 105
f: (508)
674-5597
jcasey@battleshipcove.org On
May 11, 2000, Captain John S. Casey, USNR (Ret.) was named Chief Operating Officer
for Battleship Cove. Captain Casey came to the Cove after serving over 35 years
in the Naval Reserve. He enlisted in 1962 and was commissioned in 1968 upon graduation
from Maine Maritime Academy with a BS in Marine Engineering. He joined the Merchant
Marine during the Viet Nam conflict, coming
ashore in 1971 to join the Terry Corporation, a manufacturer of commercial, nuclear,
and naval steam turbines. In 1990, Captain Casey formed his own company,
which specialized in asbestos and lead abatement as well as indoor air quality. Captain
Casey completed a distinguished Naval Reserve career in June of 1998. His assignments
of increasing responsibility included five command tours. He served at the Shore
Intermediate Maintenance Activity, Naval Reserve Maintenance facility, Newport,
RI, in various maintenance assignments and as its last Commanding Officer. Active
in civic affairs, he has served as Town Party Chairman and Vice Chairman, a 13-year
member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, co-founder of the local Chamber
of Commerce, and was elected to serve as Town Selectman. As Chief Operating
Officer, Captain Casey is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Battleship
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