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Mar 3, 1999 · William Loren McGonagle was born on November 19, 1925, in Wichita, Kansas. After attending secondary school and college in California he enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and for the next three years participated in a Navy training program at the University of Southern California.
William Loren McGonagle (November 19, 1925 – March 3, 1999) was a United States Navy officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions while in command of the USS Liberty when it was attacked by Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean on June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War.
DATE OF BIRTH: November 19, 1925. PLACE OF BIRTH: Wichita, Kansas. HOME OF RECORD: Thermal, California. The U.S.S. Liberty was attacked by Israeli forces two days after the Six-Day War between...
- November 19, 1925
- March 3, 1999
U.S. Navy Captain William Loren McGonagle was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.
Abstract: The William L. McGonagle collection describes the devastation caused by the Israeli naval and air attack on the American naval intelligence ship Liberty on June 8, 1967, and the honors and citations bestowed on him for heroism and sacrifice.
Mar 11, 1999 · When Navy Capt. William L. McGonagle received his Medal of Honor, it was not bestowed on him by the president, as is customary, or even presented at the White House.
Apr 22, 1999 · Retired U.S. Navy Captain William L. McGonagle, who died of lung cancer March 9 in Palm Springs, California, at the age of 73, was a Navy commander on June 8, 1967 when his ship, the USS Liberty, was attacked and nearly sunk by Israeli fighter aircraft and torpedo boats.
