He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on October 18, 1908. Daniels was educated in the Jersey City Public Schools, graduating from William L. Dickinson High School in 1925.The Story of New Jersey, p. 1986. Published 1945. Accessed July 1, 2019. "Public schools of Jersey City, his birthplace, provided Dominick V. Daniels' early formal education, and he was graduated in 1925 from the William L. Dickinson High School here."
