Title: William J. Daly Oral History Interview

Identifier: OH0184   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/62803)

Description: CMDR Daly, a 1941 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, first served in the USS Kearny (DD432). Subsequent duty was in the Atlantic and Mediterranean aboard the USS Earle (DD635), USS Thomas (DD833) as exec and commanding officer of USS Spangenberg (DE223). He left the service in December 1946 and worked in his family's wholesale drug business except for 2 years of active duty starting in 1950 in the Korean War where he made Commander USNR. The family business expanded to include hospital supply distribution. - April 28, 2001