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Michael Joseph Daly (September 15, 1924 – July 25, 2008) was a United States Army officer who received the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. He received the medal for single-handedly eliminating 15 German soldiers, an entire German patrol and destroying three machine-gun nests. 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, made a family and became a businessman. He died of cancer at his home in 2008, at the age of 83.

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  • Michael Joseph Daly (September 15, 1924 – July 25, 2008) was a United States Army officer who received the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. He received the medal for single-handedly eliminating 15 German soldiers, an entire German patrol and destroying three machine-gun nests. 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, made a family and became a businessman. He died of cancer at his home in 2008, at the age of 83.
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  • Fairfield, Connecticut
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  • New York City, New York
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  • 2008-07-25(xsd:date)
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  • Michael Joseph Daly (September 15, 1924 – July 25, 2008) was a United States Army officer who received the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. He received the medal for single-handedly eliminating 15 German soldiers, an entire German patrol and destroying three machine-gun nests. He resigned from the United States Military Academy after one 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, made a family and became a businessman. He died of cancer at his home in 2008, at the age of 83.
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