John Daly

1 MAY 1932 - 13 AUG 1956



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E - 1

1st Row: Nidever - Olive - McNair - Lapham - Nordlie - Cathey - Keegan
2nd Row: Dugan - Burrus - Norm Smith
3rd Row: Daly - Strati - Muller
4th Row: Blahuta - Arthur
5th Row: Ralls - Hinrichs - Richie Johnson - Singer - Coleman



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John Daly was my classmate - company E-1 mate - and roommate for one year. When we all went to Washington to march in the inaugural parade for President Eisenhower - John's parents somehow arranged for several of us to get tickets to the Inaugural Ball. We already had our full-dress uniforms for the parade - so it was an easy transition - and a lot warmer inside than it had been during the parade. Our seats were in a box - above the floor level - so we could see all the throng milling around on the dance floor. There were too many people to rally call it dancing. We were also able to see Ike and Mammie and family when they came in - and left after awhile to attend another ball. It was fun to have John as a roommate - and we were all saddened when he became our first casualty. Robert M. Hinrichs July 27 - 2001

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USMA 1955 Roster

USMA 1955 Pictures