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HISTORY OF DALY USS DALY (DD 519) is a 2050 ton des- troyer, built in 1942 by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Staten Island, New York. During World War II, DALY earned eight battle stars for her participation in Pacific engagements. She was decommissioned in 1945, to return to active service again in 1951 to take part in the Korean War. DALY, while serving as flagship for Commander Destroyer Division 302, has the lowest hull number of any ship of her class in active commission. DALY was named in honor of Sergeant Major Daniel Daly, USMC, Sergeant Daly served with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1899 to 1927. Among the decorations he recei- ved for his heroic and gallant service in the Marines are two Congressional Medals of Honor, the Army Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, Croix de guerre (with palm) French Victory Medal and the French Med- aille Militgire. DALY was launched on 24 October, 1942 with Sergeant Daly ' s niece as the ship ' s official sponsor. She was commissioned on 10 March 1943, Commander R.G. Visser, USN, commanding. After her initial fitting out period and shakedown exercises, in August 1943, DALY departed for the Paci- fic and the Aleutian Islands. Her first world War II operation was a member of the task unit that successfully assaulted and occu- pied Kiska, Alaska. This action was only the beginning of DALY ' s wartime career. The ship proceeded to the southwest Pacific where, on 26 December 1943, she participated in the air-sea battle of Cape Gloucester, New Guinea. During this en- gagement, DALY ' s crew, despite concen- trated enemy air and surface opposition, rescued 167 survivors of her ill fated sister USS BROWNSON (DD 518). By now the men of the DALY were sea- soned fighters; her subsequent operations were carried out with precision and through- ness. These included the assault and oc- cupation of Saidor, New Guinea - New Years Day, 1944; shore bombardment covering am- phibious landings on the Admiralty Islands- 12 March 1944; raids on enemy shipping and bombardment of shore installations at We- wok, Hansa Bay, Alexishoven, Madang, Hum- boldt Bay, Hollandia, Sawar and Woke Is- land, New Guinea during March, April and May, 1944. Ail these assaults were the preliminary action necessary for a full scale attack on the Island of Leyte in the Phil- lipines.
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