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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.
Bryan, William A. McGonagle, John Dwan and Hermon W. Cable in Two Harbors, MN. 1907 – Leadership in the Making Future 3M President and Chairman of the Board, William L. McKnight, joined Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. as an assistant bookkeeper, and would become to be best known for shaping the company’s culture of innovation and ...
Mar 9, 1999 · William L. McGonagle, who as a Navy captain won a Medal of Honor for maintaining control of the technical research ship Liberty although wounded when the ship was attacked by Israel in the...
3M Birthplace Museum. In 1902, five Two Harbors Businessmen: Henry S. Bryan, Dr. J. Danley Budd, Herman Cable, William A. McGonagle, and John Dwan formed the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. Duluth Prospector Ed Lewis discovered a potential deposit of corundum near the Baptism River in 1901. He initially formed the Minnesota Abrasive ...
Mar 3, 2024 · Captain William L. McGonagle won the Medal of Honor for valiantly commanding the USS Liberty when the American spy ship was attacked by Israeli aircraft and torpedo boats in the Mediterranean during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. Thirty-four U.S. sailors were killed, and 171, including McGonagle, were wounded, among the crew of 300.
Home. Awards. WILLIAM MCGONAGLE. William Loren McGonagle. DATE OF BIRTH: November 19, 1925. PLACE OF BIRTH: Wichita, Kansas. HOME OF RECORD: Thermal, California. The U.S.S. Liberty was...
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company was founded by Dr. J. Danley Budd, Henry. S. Bryan, William A. McGonagle, John Dwan and Hermon W. Cable in Two Harbors, MN. Initial mining efforts failed to produce corundum, a mineral ideal for making sandpaper. Instead, the mineral anorthosite was used and sales were weak.
