▁of ▁Mer it . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁awarded ▁a ▁bronze ▁o ak ▁leaf ▁cluster ▁to ▁his ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁for ▁his ▁services ▁as ▁Chief ▁Engine er , ▁US ▁Army ▁Forces ▁Pacific . ▁ ▁Case y ▁hoped ▁to ▁become ▁Chief ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁when ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Raymond ▁A . ▁Whe eler ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁but ▁President ▁Harry ▁S . ▁Tr uman ▁passed ▁him ▁over ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁River ▁Division ▁Engine er , ▁Major ▁General ▁Lewis ▁A . ▁Pick . ▁Instead , ▁Case y ▁remained ▁in ▁Japan ▁as ▁Mac Ar thur ' s ▁Chief ▁Engine er ▁until ▁Case y ' s ▁ret irement ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁He ▁edited ▁Engine ers ▁of ▁the ▁South west ▁Pacific , ▁a ▁seven - volume ▁series ▁about ▁their ▁w art ime ▁service . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁foreign ▁awards ▁for ▁his ▁service , ▁including ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Star ▁from ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁the ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁from ▁Australia , ▁the ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Orange - N ass au ▁from ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁the ▁Officer ▁of ▁L ég ion ▁d ' honneur ▁from ▁France . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Case y ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Trans it ▁Author ity ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁various ▁positions ▁with ▁Sch en ley ▁Indust ries ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁until