▁Biography ▁Daniel ▁Des mond ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ha ver hill , ▁Massachusetts , ▁to ▁Daniel ▁and ▁Catherine ▁( née ▁Lyn ch ) ▁Des mond . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁sho em aker ▁from ▁Band on , ▁County ▁C ork . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁St . ▁James ▁High ▁School ▁at ▁Ha ver hill ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁College ▁in ▁Wor c ester , ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁the ological ▁studies ▁at ▁St . ▁John ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Bright on . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Joseph ▁Ga udent ius ▁Anderson ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁cur ate ▁at ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁L our des ▁Church ▁in ▁Beach mont ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁Church ▁in ▁Med ford . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁chap lain ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁( with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁First ▁Lieutenant ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Return ing ▁from ▁service , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁cur ate ▁at ▁St . ▁Clement ▁Church ▁in ▁Som er ville ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁named ▁director ▁of ▁Catholic ▁Char ities ▁( 1 9 2 6 ). ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁Des