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John
Phillips
Daley
DNB (1963)

Born:

Washington

, 

D.C.

John Daley graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1931. He was a Lieutenant General at the time of his death.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    Military Armistice Commission

    Action Date:

    1953 – 1954
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General John Phillips Daley (ASN: 0-18358), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as a Member of the Military Armistice Commission from 1953 to 1954.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    European Theater of Operations

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1946
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) John Phillips Daley (ASN: 0-18358), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Staff Officer, European Theater of Operations, from 1944 to 1946.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Regiment:

    Division Artillery

    Division:

    2d Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1952
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) John Phillips Daley (ASN: 0-18358), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, Division Artillery, 2d Infantry Division, in Korea, in 1952.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    April 1954 – July 1963
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 43 (September 27, 1963)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal (Posthumously) to Lieutenant General John Phillips Daley (ASN: 0-18358), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, during the period April 1954 to July 1963.