Edward C. Daly

Edward C. Daly (1914-1941) born 27 April 1914 in Pink Hill, North Carolina, enlisted in the United States 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.

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References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

Edward C. Daly

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