Francis P. Daly died on Iwo Jima the day before the famous flag raising on Mount Suribachi.
DALY, Francis P., Major, USMC. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Daly, 19 Rhode Island Ave., N. E, DC (na) + DALY, Francis Paul, 6604, HqCo, 5thSerBn, 5thMarDiv, FMF, February 22, 1945, killed in action
Daly was captain of the Georgetown basketball team