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Revision as of 01:48, 8 February 2008
Edward C. Daly born 27 April 1914 in Pink Hill, North Carolina, enlisted in the U.S. Navy 13 February 1934.
Awarded Navy Cross
Coxswain Daly was killed 7 December 1941 while serving in USS Downes (DD-375), damaged in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his courageous and daring attempt to rescue a wounded shipmate trapped in a flaming compartment of the ship.
Namesake
The USS Edward C. Daly (DE-17) was so named in his honor.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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