Daniel Daly
publication date: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 (part of Fall 2020)
category: 
Military
clue: This honor medalist didn't want to live forever, but now he does, remembered as the fightin'est Marine of them all.
explanation: Daly twice received a Medal of Honor. He famously yelled "Come on you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?" to inspire his comrades to charge Germans in WWI. A general described him as "the fightin'est Marine I ever knew." more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates
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