Print plaque Printing Tips

World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Vincent de Paul Daly

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Reading, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A FLIGHT CREW CHIEF IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT AND THE RECIPIENT OF THE NAVAL INDIVIDUAL CITATION FROM THE U.S. COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE PACIFIC FLEET ADMIRAL NIMITZ. THE AWARD WAS FOR HEROIC SERVICE AT TARAWA, GILBERT ISLANDS ON NOVEMBER 20, 1943 FOR ASSEMBLING THE FIRST RADIO STATION ON THE ISLAND, UNDER JAPANESE FIRE TO ASSIST THE MARINES INVASION.