John P. Daley (U.S. Army general)

John P. Daley
El Paso Herald-Post, July 10, 1962
Nickname(s)	Jack
Born	(1910-07-17)July 17, 1910 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	July 21, 1963(1963-07-21) (aged 53) Albany, New York, U.S.
Buried	West Point Cemetery
Service	United States Army
Years of service	1931–1963
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	018358
Unit	U.S. Army Field Artillery Branch
Commands	362nd Field Artillery Battalion Director, Survey Officer Course, U.S. Army Field Artillery School 2nd Infantry Division Artillery III Armored Corps Artillery Director of Special Weapons, U.S. Army Research and Development Office Southern European Task Force U.S. Army Combat Developments Command
Wars	Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (with two oak leaf clusters) Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Alma mater	United States Military Academy United States Army Command and General Staff College National War College United States Army War College
Spouse(s)	Katherine Hadley White ​ ​ (m. 1932⁠–⁠1963)​
Children	2
Relations	Edmund L. Daley (father) Herman Koehler (grandfather)

John P. Daley (July 17, 1910 – July 21, 1963) was a career officer in the

At the start of his career, Daley carried out Field Artillery and Civilian Conservation Corps postings at locations including Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Fort Douglas, Utah, and CCC sites in Wyoming and Oregon. Beginning in 1937, Daley served on the West Point faculty as an instructor of Physics. During World War II, he commanded a Field Artillery battalion, served as an instructor at the Field Artillery School, and carried out senior Field Artillery staff officer positions in Europe. After the war, he attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the National War College, served again on the West Point faculty, and served on the faculty of the United States Army War College.

During the Korean War, Daley was executive officer of

In 1962, the army created the Combat Developments Command, and Daley was named its first commander. He was still assigned as CDC commander when he was stricken with a fatal heart attack on July 21, 1963 while in Albany, New York to visit his father. Daley was buried at West Point Cemetery.

John Phillips Daley was born in Washington, D.C. on July 17, 1910, a son of Major General Edmund L. Daley and Beatrix Otillie (Koehler) Daley.^[1] His mother was the daughter of Colonel Herman Koehler.^[2] Daley was raised at several army posts during his father's career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and in 1926 he graduated from Peabody High School in Pittsburgh.^[3]

After high school, Daley spent a year studying at

Daley commanded the 362nd Field Artillery Battalion from July 1942 to January 1943, first at Fort Still, and later at Camp Adair, Oregon.^[7] He was promoted to temporary lieutenant colonel in September 1942.^[7] In January 1943, he was appointed to the faculty at the Field Artillery School, first in the Gunnery Department, and from July 1943 to January 1944 as director of the Survey Officer Course.^[7]

In February 1944, Daley deployed to the

After the end of combat in Europe, Daley served as assistant artillery officer on the staff of the XXIII Corps from July to September 1945, and on the staff of Fifteenth Army from September 1945 to January 1946.^[7] From February to June 1946, he was a student at the United States Army Command and General Staff College.^[7] He then rejoined the West Point faculty, this time as associate professor of Physics and Chemistry.^[7] In June 1947, his temporary colonel's rank was terminated.^[7]

From August 1947 to June 1948, Daley was a student at the National War College.^[7] After graduating, he was assigned to the International Branch of the Army General Staff.^[8] In April 1950 he was assigned to the faculty of the United States Army War College, and assisted in moving the school from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.^[8] Daley was then enrolled as an Army War College student, and he completed the course in 1951.^[9]

In 1952, Daley was ordered to Korean War duty as executive officer of I Corps Artillery, followed by assignment as commander of 2nd Infantry Division Artillery.^[8] He took part in several campaigns, including UN Summer-Fall Offensive (1952); Third Korean Winter (1952–1953); and Korean Summer (1953).^[8] He was promoted to brigadier general in March 1953.^[8] From June 1953 to March 1954, Daley was chief of staff for the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission, then served as a member of the commission.^[8] During these postings, he took part in post-war negotiations on topics including prisoner of war exchanges, the release of Chinese prisoners, and patrolling of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.^[8]

Daley was posted to

Daley was still serving as CDC commander when he was stricken with a fatal heart attack while visiting his father in Albany, New York on July 21, 1963.^[10] Daley was buried at West Point Cemetery.^[3]

Daley's awards included the

General Orders: Department of the Army, General Orders No. 43 (September 27, 1963)[8]

In 1932, Daley married Katherine Hadley White.^[3] They remained married until his death and were the parents of two children.^[10][12] Katherine Anne was the wife of first Arthur G. Trudeau Jr. (son of Arthur Trudeau), and was later married to later David D. C. Cramer, then Kenneth Edmund Wattman.^[13][14][15] John Michael Daley, known as Michael, graduated from West Point in 1958, and later pursued academic and business careers.^[10][16][17]

Daley's brother Edmund Koehler Daley was an army officer who attained the rank of brigadier general.^[18] His brother Donal also served in the army and he attained the rank of colonel.^[19]

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