Edmund L. Daley | |
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_2.jpg) Daley as a major general, circa 1942 | |
| Born | November 1, 1883 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1968 (aged 85) Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1906–1942 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | O2118 |
| Unit | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Commands | Company D, 1st Engineer Battalion, 55th Engineer Regiment 6th Engineer Regiment Military Governor of Nakhchivan and Sharur Pittsburgh Engineer District Upper Mississippi Valley Engineer Division 1st Engineer District of New York North Atlantic Engineer Division First Coast Artillery District Puerto Rican Department 2nd Infantry Division V Corps |
| Conflicts | Moro Rebellion Pancho Villa Expedition World War I Occupation of the Rhineland Harbord Commission Allied High Mission to Armenia World War II |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Order of Agricultural Merit (Officer) (France) Order of the Redeemer (Gold Cross) (Greece) |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy United States Army Command and General Staff College United States Army War College |
| Spouse(s) |
Beatrix Otillie Koehler
(m. 1906–1928) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relations | Herman J. Koehler (father-in-law) John P. Daley (son) |
| Other work | New York State Deputy Director of Civil Defense New York State Deputy Director of Veterans Affairs |
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Edmund L. Daley (November 1, 1883 – December 19, 1968) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Moro Rebellion, Pancho Villa Expedition, World War I and World War II, he was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, French Order of Agricultural Merit (Officer), and Greek Order of the Redeemer (Gold Cross). Daley was assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and his command postings included the 55th Engineer Regiment, 6th Engineer Regiment, Pittsburgh Engineer District, Upper Mississippi Valley Engineer Division, North Atlantic Engineer Division, First Coast Artillery District, Puerto Rican Department, and V Corps.
A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, Daley graduated from high school in 1901 and obtained an appointment to the United States Military Academy (West Point) as a member of the class of 1906. His high graduation rank (fifth of 78) enabled him to obtain the assignment to the Corps of Engineers, and his early postings included Fort Mason, California and duty in the Philippines. As he continued to advance through the ranks, he served on the West Point faculty and attended the Army Service Schools (now the United States Army Command and General Staff College). During the First World War, he commanded the 6th Engineer Regiment, which he led during several offensives. Post-war assignments included the Harbord Commission in Turkey and Armenia, the Allied High Mission to Armenia, executive with the American Relief Administration that took part in relieving the Russian famine of 1921–1922, and deputy commissioner in Greece for the American Red Cross mission that implemented the Treaty of Lausanne to end the Greco-Turkish War of 1919 to 1922.
Daley was promoted to brigadier general after his graduation from the United States Army War College, and his senior assignments included command of Puerto Rican Department and V Corps. He was a major general when he was named to command United States Army Forces in Northern Ireland at the start of World War II, but the posting was subsequently withdrawn, and Daley opted to retire as a brigadier general. After retiring from the army, he resided in Albany, New York, where he served as New York State Deputy Director of Civil Defense and New York State Deputy Director of Veterans Affairs until retiring permanently in the mid-1950s. Daley died in Albany on December 19, 1968 and was buried at West Point Cemetery.