USS Liberty Captain William McGonagle Medal of Honor Authorization Documents
| Tracking # |
DON-NAVY-2022-001724 NARA-NGC-2022-000253 |
| Submitted | Nov. 12, 2021 |
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From: Joe Meadors
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All documents related to the Medal of Honor Recommendation Process that resulted in the awarding of the Medal of Honor to USS Liberty (AGTR-5) Commanding Officer then-Commander William Loren McGonagle.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joe Meadors
From: National Archives and Records Administration
Dear Mr. Meadors:
Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) via the *FOIAonline*
website. We received your request on November 15, 2021. It concerns Navy
Medal of Honor records for LCDR William Loren McGonagle. The FOIAonline
system assigned your request tracking number NARA-NGC-2022-000253.
Unfortunately, NARA does not hold this type of record. They remain in the
custody of the Navy. Therefore, we have transferred your request via
*FOIAonline* to the main NAVY FOIA Office. This transfer generated a new
tracking number in the *FOIAonline* system which is now
*DON-NAVY-2022-001724*. Please cite this number in all future
correspondence with the Navy about your request. If you need to contact
NAVY FOIA in the future about your request, you may reach them via email to
DONFOIA-PA@navy.mil <DONFOIA-PA@navy.mil>.
Below for your reference is a copy of your request as we received it in
*FOIAonline*.
Thank you for contacting the National Archives and Records Administration.
Sincerely,
Susan Gillett
Government Information Specialist
Office of General Counsel
National Archives and Records Administration
College Park, MD 20740-6001
susan.gillett@nara.gov
From: National Archives and Records Administration
DON-2022-001724 has been processed with the following final disposition: Partial Grant/Partial Denial.
Given the nature of this request, some records are only being released to you as the requester. If you have an account in FOIAonline, you may access those records by [FOIAONLINE_HOME]. Otherwise, those responsive records will be sent via the method agreed upon with the FOIA processor.
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