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  2. Michael J. Daly - Wikipedia

    • Michael Joseph Daly (September 15, 1924 – July 25, 2008) was an Irish-American United States Army infantry officer who received the United States military's highest decoration for valor—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. He received the medal for single-handedly eliminating 15 German soldiers including a German patrol, a… See more

    Early life

    Daly was born September 15, 1924, in New York City, but resided his entire life in Fairfield, Connecticut, … See more

    Military service

    Daly graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School in 1941 and joined the United States Army from Fairfield's Southport neighborhood in 1942. He attended the United States Military Academy… See more

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    BornSeptember 15, 1924 · New York City, U.S.
    DiedJuly 25, 2008 (aged 83) · Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.
    BuriedOak Lawn Cemetery Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.
    AllegianceUnited States
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    Later life

    Daly returned to Fairfield after he was discharged from the army and began a business career. He worked very briefly as a salesman for an oil company before starting his own manufacturer's representat… See more

    Medal of Honor

    Captain Daly's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
    Early in the morning of 18 April 1945, he led his company through the shell-battered, sniper-infested wreckage of Nuremberg, Germany. … See more

    Other honors and namings

    • St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, Connecticut, plans to name its new emergency wing in his honor.
    • Connecticut State Representative Carl Dickman proposed legislation to name a section of Interstate R… See more

    Further reading

    • "Michael J. Daly". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
    • Collier, Peter; Del Calzo, Nick (2006). Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty. Artisan Books. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-57965-314-9. … See more

     
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  1. Michael Joseph Daly | World War II | U.S. Army

    WEBBy fearlessly engaging in four singlehanded firefights with a desperate, powerfully armed enemy, Lt. Daly, voluntarily taking all major risks himself and protecting his men at every opportunity, killed 15 Germans, silenced …

     
  2. Medal of Honor Recipient Michael Daly in the Colmar Pocket

  3. Michael Daly, 83, Dies; Won Medal of Honor - The New York Times

  4. Michael Daly - National Medal of Honor Museum

  5. A Cause Greater than Self: The Journey of Captain …

    WEBSep 1, 2012 · A Cause Greater than Self: The Journey of Captain Michael J. Daly, World War II Medal of Honor Recipient is at once a unique, father-son wartime saga, a coming-of-age narrative, and the tale of a heroic man’s …

  6. WWII hero earned Medal of Honor for protecting his men

  7. Michael Daly Obituary (2008) - New York, NY - New York Times

  8. CPT Michael Joseph Daly - Military Hall of Honor

    WEBCaptain Michael Joseph Daly (15 September 1924 - 25 July 2008) was a U.S. Army officer who received the U.S. military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during World War II.

  9. Michael Daly - Recipient - Military Times

    WEBMichael Daly attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (Class of 1945), but left after his freshmen year to enlist in the Army as a private.

  10. Michael Joseph Daly (1924-2008) - Find a Grave Memorial

  11. Michael J. Daly: A true patriot’s take on the day - The Register …

  12. Michael J. Daly - Wikiquote

  13. Fairfield World War II Hero Honored By Town - Patch

  14. A Cause Greater than Self - Texas A&M University Press

  15. Michael J. Daly | Military Wiki | Fandom

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  17. Living History of Medal of Honor Recipient Michael Daly

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  19. The Journey of Captain Michael J. Daly, - The Washington Post

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  21. A Cause Greater than Self - Texas A&M University Press

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