Sgt. Maj. Daniel Daly, one of the most decorated men in the history of the United States, died today in his Queens home. His death in the home of Daly’s sister, Mrs. Mary Loeb, 78-45 Slocum St., Glendale, was caused by heart disease.
Daly was one of the four men in the United States who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor twice. One of the other double holders, Gen. Smedley Butler, described Daly “as the fightingest man I ever saw.”
30 Years a Marine
He was 63 and retired after 30 years and 10 days of service. Born in Brooklyn, Daly was a newsboy on Park Row before he enlisted and was sent to China during the Boxer Rebellion. For acts of gallantry during the siege of Peking, he received his first Congressional Medal of Honor. In Haiti, he single-handedly dug a tunnel and freed his buddies (including Butler).
World War I service: 68 days at Verdun, wounded at Belleau Wood but continued to capture a machine gun nest. Member of Wynn Post, V.F.W. The post will have charge of the funeral arrangements. He is survived by his sister and a brother, David, of Manhattan.
