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SDASM.SC.10204
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English
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: Philip A. "Pat" Daly, Jr. Personal Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10204
Physical Description:
.2 Cubic Feet
The collection contains items reflecting Mr. Daly's military and aviation history, including division annual albums, aviation
flight logs, and photographs. Other items are housed in the Curatorial section of SDASM: assorted blueprints; model helicopter.
The collection consists of one 3" archival flip-top box.
3"
Date (bulk): bulk
Abstract: Photos in the collection show him in Guymas, Sonora, Mexico, in 1970, where the movie Catch 22 was being filmed. Mr. Daly
was Ordnance Manager for Pilot/LCDR F. G. Tallman, the flying supervisor. This film was renowned for its role in saving the
B-25 Mitchell aircraft from possible extinction.
Physical Description: Description: The collection consists of one 3" archival flip-top box.
Content notes: The collection contains items reflecting Mr. Daly's military and aviation history, including division annual
albums, aviation flight logs, and photographs. Other items are housed in the Curatorial section of SDASM: assorted blueprints;
model helicopter.
Philip A. "Pat" Daly, Jr. was born August 21, 1925. Records indicate that he served as an Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class
in the U.S. Navy from about 1944 to 1946, and also flew as a private pilot from 1948 to 1954 in Hollywood, FL.
Mr. Daly married Dolores B. Baran on May 2, 1959, in Riverside, California. In 1960-61, the couple lived in Santa Barbara,
California where he worked as a mechanic for the US. Forest Service. Later, in 1962, Mr. Daly served in the U.S. Army, Hq
Company, 2d Battalion, 81st Armor, 1st Armored Division (Old Ironsides), Ft. Hood, TX. This division was reactivated under
the ROAD (Reorganization Objective, Army Divisions) concept on February 3, 1962, as a direct outgrowth of the Communist-precipitated
Berlin Crisis. Mr. Daly later was stationed with the U.S. Army Training Center, Infantry, Company A, 3d Battle Group, 1st
Brigade, Ft. Ord, CA.
Photos in the collection show him in Guymas, Sonora, Mexico, in 1970, where the movie Catch 22 was being filmed. Mr. Daly
was Ordnance Manager for Pilot/LCDR F. G. Tallman, the flying supervisor. This film was renowned for its role in saving the
B-25 Mitchell aircraft from possible extinction.
Philip Daly, Jr. died January 8, 2003 in Carlsbad, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to the Museum in 2017.
The collection is open to research. Some restrictions may apply.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Aviation Films
Fort Hood
Catch 22
Daly, Philip A. "Pat"
Tallman, Frank G.