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Dan Dailey Usmc Dan dailey usmc Continue Dan Daly redirects here. For other features, see Dan Daly (disambiguating). Not to be confused with Daniel A. Dailey. Daniel DalyBirth nameDaniel JosephBorn(1873-11-11)November 11, 1873Glen Cove, New York, U.S.DiedApril 27, 1937(1937-04-27) (63 years Glendale, Queens, New York, New York, U. S.BuriedCypress Hills National CemeteryAllegiance United States of AmericaService/branch United States Marine CorpsYears of service1899–1929Rank Sergeant MajorUnit2nd Marine Regiment6th Marine RegimentBattles/warsBoxer Rebellion Battle of Peking Banana Wars Battle of Veracruz Battle of Fort Dipitie World War I Battle of Belleau Wood Battle of Bell-Saint-Mi-Mi.La Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge awardsMedal of Honor (2)Navy CrossDistinguished Service CrossCroix de guerreMédaille militaire Daniel Joseph Daly (November 11, 1873 – April 27, 1937) was a United States Marine and one of the nineteen men (including seven Marines) who received the Medal of Honor twice. All Navy double winners, except Daly and Division General Smedley Butler, received both Medals of Honor for the same action. Daly is said to have shouted: Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever? to the men of his company before accusing the Germans during the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I. Daly was reportedly offered a commission of officer twice who replied that he would rather be an exceptional sergeant than just another officer. Awards[edit] Medals of Honor are on display at the National Marine Corps Museum in Triangle, Virginia. Biography Daly being awarded the Médaille militaire. Daniel Joseph Daly was born on November 11, 1873, in Glen Cove, New York. By size, he was a small man (5'6 or 1.68 m tall, 132 pounds or 60 kg),[1] but established himself as an amateur boxer. Marine Corps Service Hoping to participate in the Spanish-American War, he enlisted in the Marine Corps on January 10, 1899, and received his initial training at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. [2] The war ended before he finished training. In 1900, during the Boxer Rebellion in China, he received his first Medal of Honor for defending his position against repeated attacks and inflicted casualties of around 200 on attacking boxers. His second Medal of Honor came fifteen years later, when he was fighting with U.S. forces supporting the government in Haiti against the rebels. On the night of October 24, 1915, at the Battle of Fort Dipitie, he was part of a group of 35-41 Marines who were ambushed by a force of approximately 400 hunts (Haitian insurgents). He led one of three groups of men during the fight to reach a nearby fort and was awarded the medal for his actions He was awarded the Navy Cross for repeated actions of heroism and great service during the Belleau Wood in World War I Daly retired on February 6, 1929. Daly's death and burial is buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery. Daly died on April 27, 1937. He is buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Section 5, Tomb No. 70. Do you want to live forever?, quote Daly is popularly attributed in the tradition of the Marine Corps, on June 6, 1918,[3] as screaming, Come on, motherfuckers, do you want to live forever? to his men during the Battle of Belleau Wood. Daly later told a Marine Corps historian that his words were: For God's sake, come on! Do you want to live forever? Chicago Tribune correspondent Floyd Gibbons, who was at Belleau Wood, reported hearing the words in his 1918 memoir And They Thought We wouldn't Fight, which he attributed to an un named artillery sergeant (Gunnery Sergeant Daly was assigned as the first sergeant of the 73rd Company at the time). Gibbons was attached to elements of Major Benjamin S. Berry's battalion (3rd 5th Marine Battalion) during the battle, but Daly was Sergeant First of the 73rd Machine Gun Company, attached to the 3rd 6th Marine Battalion under Major Berton W. Sibley. Sibley's battalion attacked south of Berry's and was on the outskirts of Lucy-le-Bocage when Daly screamed. In addition, the 6th Commander of the Marines, Colonel Albertus W. Catlin, implied in his memoir that the cry came from an anonymous sergeant in the Berry battalion. [4] For her actions at Belleau Wood, she was recommended for a third medal of honor. However, during the processing of his medal, someone thought that awarding three medals of honor to the same man was unacceptable, so Daly was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and later the French Navy Cross and Médaille militaire. [5] An earlier use of a similar phrase is attributed to Frederick the Great: Boys, do you want to live forever? (German: Kerle, wollt ihr ewig leben?), addressing the Retreating Prussian troops at the Battle of Kolin in 1757. [6] Honors and Honors A Fletcher-class destroyer USS Daly (DD-519) was named in Daly's honor and was commissioned on March 10, 1943. On November 10, 2005, the United States Postal Service issued its Distinguished Marine seals in which Daly was honored, along with three other Marine Corps heroes. In addition to Daly, these labels honored John Basilone, John A. Lejeune and Chesty Puller. [7] Daly's Medals decorations and medals include two Medals of Honor; the Navy Cross; Distinguished Service Cross; three Letters of Entrust; Medal of Good Conduct with two bronze stars; China Relief Expedition Medal; Medal of Philippines; Expeditionary Medal with a Bronze Star; Mexican Service Medal; Haitian Campaign Medal; World War I Victory Medal with Aisne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and closures and citation stars of the defensive sector; Médaille militaire; Croix de Guerre with Palma; and the Fourragére. The last three are from the French government. Only the Croix de Guerre is authorized for wear and tear by American personnel. A special exception is made for Marines assigned to Marine Regiments 5 and 6o; they are allowed to wear the Fourragére with their service and wear coats or jackets. [10] Medal of Honor (first prize) Medal of Honor (second prize) Gold Corps Medal of Good Conduct of the Marine Corps of the Navy Cross cross of the Navy Navy Cross of the Navy with 1 medal of the China Coin Expedition Medal morning service of the World War League with Aisne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, anddefensive-Sector clasps, and Citation Star Médaille militaire WWI Croix de Guerrewith bronze Palm Croix de Guerre Fourragére Medal of Honor First : 1901 awarded for shares during the General Relief Orders of China: War Department, General Orders No. 55 (July 19, 1901) Date of Action : 14-Aug-00 Service: Marine Corps Rank: Private Battalion: Marine Detachment Regiment of Captain Newt Hall: 1st Regiment (Marines) Appointment: President of the United States of America, on behalf of Congress, he is pleased to present the Medal of Honor (First Prize) to Private Joseph Daly (MCSN: 73086), United States Marine Corps, for his extraordinary heroism while serving with Captain Newt Hall's Marine Detachment , 1st Regiment (Marines), in action in the presence of the enemy during the Battle of Beijing, China, on August 14, 1900, Daly distinguished himself by meritorial conduct. [12] Second Prize: 1915 awarded for shares during the U.S. Invasion and Occupation of Haiti Action Date: 24-Oct-15 Service: Marine Corps Corps: Artillery Sergeants Company: 15th Company Regiment (Mounted): 2nd Navy Date: The President of the United States of America, on behalf of Congress, is pleased to present the Medal of Honor (Second Prize) to Artillery Sergeant Daniel Joseph Daly (MCSN : 73086), United States Marine Corps, for his extraordinary heroism in action while serving with the 15th Marine Corps Company (Mounted), 2d Marine Regiment, on October 22, 1915. Artillery Sergeant Daly was one of those in the company that left Fort Liberte, Haiti, for a six-day reconnaissance. At dusk, on the night of October 24, as he crossed the river in a deep ravine, the detachment was suddenly fired from three sides by about 400 cacos hidden in bushes about 100 meters from the fort. The Navy detachment fought its way to a good position, which he kept during the night, though subdued a continuous fire of the Cacos. At dawn, the Marines, in three squadrons, advanced in three different directions, surprising and dispersing the Cacos in all directions. Artillery Sergeant Daly fought with exceptional gallantry against the high odds throughout this action. [13] Distinguished Service Cross awarded for actions during World War II General Orders: Department of War, General Orders No. 101 (1918) Date of Action: June 5, 7, &10, 1918 Service: Marine Corps Rank: First Sgt. Company: 73rd Company Regiment: 6th Regiment (Marines) Division: 2nd Division, American Expeditionary Forces Citation: The President of the United States of America, authorized by The Act of Congress, July 9, 1918 , is pleased to present the Distinguished Service Cross to First Sergeant Daniel Daly (MCSN: 73086), United States Marine Corps, to reiterate actions of heroism and great service while serving with the Seventy-Third Company, Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F., June 5 and June 7, 1918 at Lucy-le-Bocage, and June 10, 1918 in the attack on Bouresches France. On June 5, at the risk of his life, Sergeant First Daly extinguished a fire at an ammunition depot in Lucy-le-Bocage. On June 7, 1918, while her position was under violent bombardment, she visited all of her company's weapons crews, then bet on a large part of the front, to cheer on her men. On June 10, 1918, he attacked an enemy machine gun site unans helplessly and captured it through the use of hand grenades and their automatic pistol.
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