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Michael J. Daly

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carbine, he killed the gunner; and then, from a completely exposed position, he directed machinegun fire on the remainder of the crew until all were dead. In a final duel, he wiped out a third machinegun emplacement with rifle fire at a range of 10 yards. By fearlessly engaging in 4 single-handed fire fights 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 3 enemy machineguns and wiped out an entire enemy patrol. His heroism during the lone bitter struggle with fanatical enemy forces was an inspiration to the valiant Americans who took Nuremberg.
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involved in veterans' and community affairs, serving on the Board of Directors of St. Vincent's Hospital and founding the hospital's Daly Foundation. He has also provided decades of volunteer service to handicapped children, the Town of Fairfield and served as a member of the Connecticut Judicial Review Council.
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On April 19, 1945, Daly was shot through the head; a bullet entered at his ear and exited from the opposite cheek. He was sent to England and eventually the United States to recuperate. At about the same time, his father, who had been wounded in France, was also being evacuated to the United States.
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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 representative business, Michael Daly & Associates, in the Southport neighborhood. He was also involved in
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Mr. Daly is a U.S. Army veteran of World War II who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for extreme heroism while leading his infantry company through the shell-battered, sniper-infested wreckage of Nuremberg, Germany, in April 1945. Following his distinctive military service, he became very
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and rocket fire, which blasted the rubble about him. Calmly, he continued to shoot at the patrol until he had killed all 6 enemy infantrymen. Continuing boldly far in front of his company, he entered a park, where as his men advanced, a German machinegun opened up on them without warning. With his
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of 1973, His service records are one of the approximately 16–18 million individuals whose military service records were destroyed in the blaze. As a consequence, what follows below is an incomplete list of his military awards either confirmed or thought to have been awarded to Daly:
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In 2007, Daly along with nine other Connecticut veterans were inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame and at the time he was one of only two living inductees who had received the Medal of Honor.
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and, on August 23, 1945, was awarded the Medal of Honor. Although still recovering from his wounds, for which he would continue to receive treatment until mid-1946, he attended a ceremony at the
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This naming of the highway would honor a well-respected Fairfield resident for his extraordinary service to the people of the United States. I encourage the legislature to adopt this proposal.
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proposed legislation to name a section of Interstate Route 95 from Bridgeport to Westport north bound and south bound for Captain Daly. When proposing this bill Representative Dickman said:
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and the United States Military Academy of West Point performed the ceremony. The ceremony included a three-round volley and West Point's bugle sounding "
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That the segment of Interstate Route 95 from Bridgeport to Westport north bound and south bound be renamed the "Captain Michael J. Daly Highway".
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at his Fairfield home on July 25, 2008. His funeral was held on July 29, 2008, at St. Pius X Church in Fairfield and he was buried at
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formally presented him with the medal. Daly is the second known graduate of Georgetown Prep to receive the Medal of Honor.
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Daly's exact list of authorized military awards as recorded by the United States Army are unknown due to the
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was an Irish immigrant who was the mayor of New York City in the 1890s. Michael Daly had three brothers,
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A Cause Greater than Self: The Journey of Captain Michael J. Daly, World War II Medal of Honor Recipient
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and was also nominated for the Medal of Honor twice, but did not receive it. His great-grandfather
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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Early in the morning of 18 April 1945, he led his company through the shell-battered,
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after one year to fight in World War II and was sent to Europe, participating in the
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Daly was born September 15, 1924, in New York City, but resided his entire life in
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AN ACT RENAMING A SEGMENT OF INTERSTATE ROUTE 95 FROM BRIDGEPORT TO WESTPORT.
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who received the United States military's highest decoration for valor—the
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Michael J. Daly of Fairfield – Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
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Daly participated in the drive through France and was wounded in
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Truman presenting Captain Daly with the Medal of Honor in 1945
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After being presented the Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the
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Daly married Margaret Noble Wallace (great-granddaughter of
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and helping to obtain financial support for the hospital. A
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in 1941 and joined the United States Army from Fairfield's
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The legislation, House Bill No. 5711 reads as follows:
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Captain Daly's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
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In addition to the Medal of Honor, Daly received three
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and World War II veteran who was a recipient of the
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Daly dies, Medal of Honor recipient". 213:(September 15, 1924 – July 25, 2008) was an 16:Irish-American infantry officer (1924–2008) 1081:Michael Daly, 83, Dies; Won Medal of Honor 912: 910: 908: 906: 29: 18: 1460:"Memorial day: Medal of Honor recipients" 1311:. State of Connecticut. November 26, 2007 1221: 1075: 1073: 1071: 1357:Collier, Peter; Del Calzo, Nick (2006). 754: 668: 1097: 1095: 1006: 1004: 1002: 1000: 998: 902: 1464:Michael Daly of Fairfield, Connecticut 1447: 1437: 1399: 1389: 1018:. MSNBC. June 18, 2007. Archived from 523:National Personnel Records Center fire 306:neighborhood in 1942. 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By April 18, 1945, he was a 314:, where he was a classmate of 308:United States Military Academy 233:United States Military Academy 1: 1565:Recipients of the Silver Star 710:with bronze oak leaf cluster 300:Georgetown Preparatory School 1411:Daniel R. Champagne (2008). 803:St. Vincent's Medical Center 459:, serving on the hospital's 453:St. Vincent's Medical Center 83:Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S. 1555:United States Army officers 1466:. Yankee Magazine. May 1983 280:Distinguished Service Cross 1606: 1247:. College Park, Maryland: 735:World War II Victory Medal 486:and Michael. His brother, 1365:. Artisan Books. p.  678: 671: 540: 531: 388:, 3rd Infantry Division, 384:in command of Company A, 28: 1089:, July 29, 2008, Pg. B6. 1041:Sobel, Brian M. 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Index


Fairfield, Connecticut
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Captain
15th Infantry Regiment
World War II
European theatre
Normandy landings
Omaha Beach
Medal of Honor
Silver Star
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Thomas Francis Gilroy
T. F. Gilroy Daly
Irish-American
infantry
officer
Medal of Honor
United States Military Academy
D-Day landings
Omaha Beach
battlefield commission
second lieutenant
White House
Harry S. Truman
Fairfield, Connecticut
World War I
Distinguished Service Cross
Thomas F. Gilroy

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