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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John H. Daly

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lynn, Massachusetts

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE ENLISTED AND SERVED COMBAT DUTY ABOARD THE USS ZELLARS DD-777, A NAVAL DESTROYER IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. DURING HIS SERVICE IN THE PACIFIC THE USS ZELLARS WAS ATTACKED BY THREE KAMIKAZE PILOTS, TWO OF THE PLANES WERE SHOT DOWN BY THE SHIPS CREW BUT THE THIRD CRASHED ONTO THE DESTROYERS BRIDGE, KILLING A TOTAL OF 42 MEN.