The Descriptive Finding Guide for the Philip A. "Pat" Daly, Jr. Personal Papers
SDASM.SC.10204
AR
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
2018
2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park
San Diego 92101
Language of Material:
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.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Album -- 1st Armored Division, 2d Battalion, 81st Armor, Fort Hood, TX, 1962.
Album -- U.S. Army Training Center, Infantry, Co. A, 3rd Battle Group, 1st Brigade, Fort Ord, CA, no date.
Song and Service Book for Ship and Field, Army and Navy, 1941.
Navy Aviator's Flight Log Book, January 1, 1944-1945, NAVAER-4111.
Navy Aviator's Flight Log Book, March 11, 1945-1946, NAVAER-4111 (blank except for Flight Clothing Record).
Private Pilot Log, 1948-1954, out of Hollywood, Florida.
12 snapshots, not digitized.
Series III: Miscellaneous
Leather on Velcro name badge, "Pat Daly, AMM3C, USN."
Thanksgiving menu, 1962, Headquarters 2d Battalion, 81st Armor, 1st Armored Division, Fort Hood, TX (with Mr. Daly's handwritten
comments).
Certificate of Attendance, Factory Service Clinic for Hughes Helicopters, December 22, 1970.
