Hickey (b. 1925) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Marquette University and University of Wisconsin Medical School before serving in the Korean War in the 8063 and later 8055 MASH units. After the war, Hickey completed his training as an orthopedic surgeon in Detroit (Michigan) and began his own successful practice in Milwaukee (Wisconsin). When he and his wife decided to retire to Door County in the 1990s, Hickey worked with the hospital and clinic in Sturgeon Bay (Wisconsin). He retired on the first day of the New Millennium at the age of 75.
From the description of Oral history interview with Hugh Hickey, [sound recording], 2000. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 65338093