Double Medal of Honor Recipient. He is one of only 19 whom ever to have been awarded the Medal of Honor twice. Known as a fighter, early in his career he was a boxer despite being just 5'6" and tipping the scales at 132 pounds. In 1899, he enlisted in the US Marine Corps and set about making his mark. Serving as a Private in the 1st Regiment Marines, during the Boxer Rebellion China, he was left standing guard entirely on his own at a position at the consulate in Peking. On August 14, 1900, when the Boxers wanted to destroy the consulate, Private Daly repelled repeated attacks. When reinforcements arrived in the morning the bodies of 200 dead Boxers littered the ground around the wall where Daly had held the position, all on his own, all night. For most meritorious conduct, he received his first Medal of Honor on July 19, 1901. During the U.S. Occupation of Haiti, Gunnery Sergeant Daly and his 35-man platoon was sent on a reconnaissance mission in the Haitian countryside. On October 24, 1915, the Marines were crossing a river when they were ambushed by estimated 400 Haitian Cacos rebels firing at the platoon from all sides. The Marines broke in three squads. That night, Gunnery Sergeant Daly crossed the river secured a machine gun, with 200 pounds of ammo and returned to his platoon. Just before dawn, Gunnery Sergeant Daly's Marines began sweeping through the jungle, pouring machine gun fire and the Cacos rebels were thoroughly trounced. For extraordinary heroism, he was awarded his second Medal of Honor. He and both of the commanders of the other two squads, Edward Albert Ostermann and William P. Upshur received a Medal of Honor for their action on October 24, 1915. He also served in World War I and received the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions. His other awards included the Navy Cross, Bronze Star Medal, the French Medaille Militaire and Croix de Guerre with Palm. He retired from the Marines a Sergeant Major in 1929 and his record as a fighting man remains unequalled in the annals of Marine Corps history.