McGonagle, William Loren

Biographical Note

• 1925 Nov. 19: Born, Wichita, Kansas
• 1942 Sept. - 1944 June : Graduated, Coachella Valley Union High School, Indio, California
• 1944 July - 1945 Nov. : Student, University of Redlands, Redlands, California
• 1947 June: A.B. in History, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
• 1947 - 1950 : Served in the destroyer USS Frank Knox and minesweeper USS Partridge and served in the minesweeper USS Kite during the Korean War
• 1947 June: Commissioned, in the rank of Ensign
• 1951 Sept. - 1951 Dec. : U.S. Naval School (Electronics), San Francisco, California
• 1952 Jan. - 1953 July : U.S. Naval Advance Base, Bremerhaven, Germany
• 1959 Jan. - 1961 June : Assistant Professor of Naval Science, Naval Weapons, Leadership, and Naval Operations
• 1959 June - 1961 June : B.S. in Education, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
• 1963 July 1: Promoted to Commander
• 1966 April - 1967 Sept. : Commanding Officer of the technical research ship USS Liberty
• 1967 June 8: Israeli naval and air attack on the American naval intelligence ship USS Liberty; Received Purple Heart and Medal of Honor
• 1967 Oct.: Promoted to the rank of Captain, Commanded the new ammunition ship Kilauea Led the NROTC Unit at the University of Oklahoma
• 1969 Aug. - 1971 May : Commanding Officer and Professor of Naval Science, Chief Navy Division Awarded meritorious Service Medal (Gold Star in lieu of Award)
• 1974 Aug. 1: Retired from active duty
• 1999 Mar. 3: Died, Palm Springs, California

From the guide to the William Loren McGonagle papers, 1947-1999, (Hoover Institution Archives)