World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Leon Daily
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Grand Junction, Colorado
Honored By
Arnold Woods
Relationship
Grandson
COMMISSIONED AS NAVAL AVIATOR ENSIGN AT BEGINNING OF WAR. DURING WAR, HE PERFORMED DUTIES INITIALLY AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND LATER FLYING SUBMARINE-HUNTING BOMBERS IN THE ATLANTIC. HE ROSE TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER BY THE END OF THE WAR.