Daly Jr, John Joseph “Jack”.

Daly Jr, John Joseph “Jack”, born 25-12-1914 in Newark, New Jersey, to John and Anna Daly. John atended Belleville High School in Belleville New Jersey, where he lettered in Footbal, basketball and baseball. John graduated in 1933 and enrolled at Manhattan College in New York. in 1937 and began teaching and coaching at Atlantic Highland High School and was also an Assistant football coach at Belleville High School. John was also the captain of the Jasper football team. Under John’s leadership Manhattan enjoyed a 6 win, 3 loss, 1 tie 1938 season. The Jaspers bested such great teams as Michigan State, Georgetown, Detroit, North Carolina State, Niagara and St. Bonaventure. For his talent, determination and sheer tenacity, John was voted best athlete of 1938.

John was also the vice president of “The New Jersey Club,” an off-campus organization of Manhattan College students from across The Hudson River in New Jersey. Among the firsts for John and The 1938 New Jersey Club was an annual dinner dance held at a hunting lodge on The Palisades in New Jersey, which was the first Manhattan College dance to be broadcast live over the radio, direct from the floor of the event.

John’s US Army enlistment information shows that he enlisted on 02-04-1941. His Serial Number was 32064820. His branch alpha and branch code was “Branch Immaterial – Warrant Officers, USA.” It also indicates that his civilian occupation was as a teacher.

Then John joined the82nd Division in August 1942 and later that same month married Dores Mann of Newark New Jersey.

John Daly joined the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment , a newly formed unit of the 82nd Airborne Division. Lieutenant Colonel Roy Ernest Lindquist

formed the 508 unit and remained its commander throughout the war. Roy Lindquiste survived the war and died 19-11-1986 (aged 79) in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. The 82nd Division nickname “All American Division” was under command of Major General Matthey Bunker Ridgway

The 508 Regiment trained at Camp Blonding Florida, Fort Benning Georgia and Camp MacKall in North Carolina before being sent to Ireland, on his birthday 25-12-1943. After training in there and in England, the 508th were deployed late on the evening of 05-06-1944, and parachuted into Normany around 2:30 am on June 6th ( D-Day)

John landed slighty northeast of St Mere Eglise near Amfreville. Several days prior to D-day, Daly was promoted to 1 Company Commander, 3rd Battalion of the 508th. For the next 28 days, John fought alongside his 1 Company soldiers in battles aof the Chef-du-Pont.

John’s best friend was Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Dodge Brannen.

  in the 508th Regiment. Brannen killed the first German General in Normandy, Generalleutnant Wilhelm Falley. Generalleutnant der Infanterie. Kommandeur of the 91st Infanterie Division. first General shot died on D-Day. They killed Falley in an ambusch Falley was in his jeep with his driver his adjutant Major Bartuzat and riddled with bullets and they crashed against a wall.of his headquartes castle.

Death and burial ground of Daly Jr, John Joseph “Jack”.

On the rainy morning of 04-07-1944 at the base of Hill 95 in Le Haye du Puits Lieutenant Daly led his men into a battle with the German where over 150 soldiers of the 508th including 5 officers were badly wounded or killed. John Daly was killed by enemy machine gun fire. At the time of his death, Lieutenant. Daly and his wife Doris, were expecting a child, John Jr..

The casualities of the 82nd Division during there European campaign: Total battle casualities 9.073, killed in action 1.619, wounded in action 6.560, missing in action 279 and prisoner of war, 615.

John Daly was buried at a temporary grave site near Blosville, Normandie and was moved back to the USA in 1947. Later he was permanently buried at Beverley National Cemetery outside of Philadelphia Pennsylvannia. Section I, 0, 197.

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