Michael J. Daly (September 15, 1924 – July 25, 2008) was a United States Army officer who fought in World War II. He received the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for single–handedly eliminating 15 enemy solders, an entire enemy patrol and destroying 3 machine–gun nests. He resigned from the United States Military Academy after 1 year to fight in the war and was sent to Europe, participating in the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach.

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  • Michael J. Daly (September 15, 1924 – July 25, 2008) was a United States Army officer who fought in World War II. He received the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for single–handedly eliminating 15 enemy solders, an entire enemy patrol and destroying 3 machine–gun nests. He resigned from the United States Military Academy after 1 year to fight in the war and was sent to Europe, participating in the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach. After the D-Day invasion he was sent to fight in Germany where he was wounded, received a battlefield commission to second lieutenant and participated in the action that would get him the Medal of Honor. After being presented the Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the White House by President Harry S. Truman he went back to his home town and became a businessman.
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  • Michael J. Daly (September 15, 1924 – July 25, 2008) was a United States Army officer who fought in World War II. He received the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for single–handedly eliminating 15 enemy solders, an entire enemy patrol and destroying 3 machine–gun nests. He resigned from the United States Military Academy after 1 year to fight in the war and was sent to Europe, participating in the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach.
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