John and Florence both served in the Armed Forces during World War II. He was a pilot in the Army Air Corps. She was a lieutenant in the Army Nursing Corps. She was stationed at Camp Columbia in Brisbane, Australia and 116th Station Hospital in Port Moresby, Papau New Guinea. They met in the South Pacific, and were married shortly after her enlistment ended and she returned to the United States, in October of 1945. The wedding took place in St. Joseph MO at the Co-Cathedral church, with a reception afterwards at the Greenfield home on Lover's Lane.
After the war, John's assignments in the Air Corps (and later the Air Force and Air Force Reserves) took the family to Panama, Ramey AFB in Puerto Rico, and Westover AFB in Massachusetts. On 15 October 1951, the C-47 Stratofreighter cargo plane which he was piloting disappeared somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean between Lajes AFB, Azores and Westover AFB. A massive air and sea search was conducted but nothing was ever found, and he was declared dead in March of 1952.
After John's death, Florence moved the family to Kansas, and then back to Missouri, moving into her parents' home on Lovers Lane in St. Joseph. (The house remains in the family, currently owned by Kathy Dailey Grable.) Florence worked as a nurse for Dr. John Mothershead, and was active in the American Legion. She was elected first woman commander of her post.
Mary Agnes Quinn, born August 1888 in North Adams MA
Died 5 August 1963 in North Adams MA
Married 5 June 1916 in North Adams MA
Their Children:
John Francis Dailey Jr. - born 28 February 1918 in North Adams MA.
MIA 15 October 1951, declared dead 18 March 1952
Anne Quinn Dailey - born 6 November 1919 in North Adams MA
Married Harry Allen Messier, Jr.
Sons H. Allen, Steven A., and J. Frank
Died 20 August 1962 in Stuttgart, Germany
Marjorie Dailey - born 1924 in North Adams MA
Died 1927
Mary Dailey - born 1927 in North Adams MA
Died 1929
Robert W. Dailey - born 19 September 1931 in North Adams MA
Married Rita Rose Masson 27 Sept 1952 in North Adams MA - they later divorced.
Died 20 January 1993 in Bennington VT
With the exception of John, Jr., the family is buried at Southview Cemetery in North Adams MA.
John has a memorial stone in Section K at Arlington National Cemetery.
My mother has some old Air Force cargo shipping receipts (from when the Daileys shipped their dogs from base to base) dated 1951 that shows the address J. Frank Dailey - 52 E. Quincy Street, North Adams MA. According to census records, it was originally the home of Mary's parents, and the Daileys lived at that address for many years after the Quinns moved. Her aunt Anne married and at some point lived in Florida. My mother remembers going to visit her there when she was a child. Anne's husband Harry was in the military and when Anne passed away,she and their three sons were in Germany where he was posted. My mother also recalls her mother talking about her uncle Robert, saying he was the "black sheep" of the family, and remembers seeing him sitting at the table in her grandparents' house, rolling cigarettes. Frank Dailey died of stomach cancer in 1956. Mary Dailey suffered from diabetes and lost a leg to the disease.
Timothy D. Dailey, born 1846/47 in Ireland.
Came to the US between 1856 and 1863.
Died between 1920-1930.
Mary Anne McCowliff, born November 1846 in Henryville, Canada.
Died between 1910-1920 in Massachusetts.
Her parents were John and Mary McCowliff.
Married 10 October 1874 in Will County IL
Their Children:
Charles Henry Dailey, born 15 March 1878 in North Adams MA
Married Elizabeth R. Colbert on 23 Jan 1911 in Lenox MA
Died 9 December 1917 in Massachusetts
Edward Simon Dailey, born 18 April 1882 in North Adams MA
Married Catherine C. Coughlin on 21 April 1909 in North Adams MA
John Francis Dailey, born 5 July 1885 in North Adams MA
Married Mary Agnes Quinn 5 June 1916 in North Adams MA
Died 14 January 1956 in North Adams MA
Arthur Thomas Dailey, born 29 Jan 1886 in North Adams MA
Married Jeanette Rinaldo
Died October 1973 in Summit, Union Co NJ
Timothy and Mary married near Joliet Illinois, where Mary's family had settled after coming from Henryville, Canada. They then moved to Massachusetts where Timothy worked as a truckman at the Arnold Printworks in North Adams, and where their four boys were born. Newspapers show that the Dailey boys were quite active in the North Adams community, participating in plays, sports, dances and debating societies while attending school and church, and were also members of various organizations such as the Knights of Columbus and the Father Matthew Society.
After graduating from Drury High School, the three oldest boys stayed in the North Adams area. Charles took frequent trips around Berkshire county, once even riding to Bennington VT on "his wheel" (probably a bicycle), which is only about twenty miles - but at the time the roads were more than likely dirt and the area is very hilly. He was employed as a clerk in several stores in North Adams. Edward worked at a textile factory and later as an insurance agent. John became a master plumber. But youngest brother Arthur, however, chose to see the world, attending college at Valparaiso University in Indiana and the University of Vermont. He traveled to Norway, Sweden, China and Japan while working at the State Department in the diplomatic service, and was secretary to the American ambassador to Russia, traveling to Petrograd in 1916. He also worked for the American Relief Administration during the famine in Russia (1919-1923).
John and Florence both served in the Armed Forces during World War II. He was a pilot in the Army Air Corps. She was a lieutenant in the Army Nursing Corps. She was stationed at Camp Columbia in Brisbane, Australia and 116th Station Hospital in Port Moresby, Papau New Guinea. They met in the South Pacific, and were married shortly after her enlistment ended and she returned to the United States, in October of 1945. The wedding took place in St. Joseph MO at the Co-Cathedral church, with a reception afterwards at the Greenfield home on Lover's Lane. 
