Talk:William McGonagle

medal given in a naval yard?
has there ever been a case where a medal of honor was not presented to the recipient by the president of the united states? sounds odd to me that this captain was given such an honor and the president wasnt the one who presented it. where was president johnson that day? does anyone know? Keltik31 02:53, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

McGongale was the only recipient in modern times to be awarded the medal "on the sly". This was pure politics. Victims of friendly fire are ineligable to receive the metal of homor, therefore the government did not consider the Liberty incident to be friendly fire. 216.9.182.249 (talk) 01:47, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Indeed it was "pure politics". But unless you provide a reliable source I doubt the reason had to do with Captain McGonagle being ineligible (<-- correct spelling) because USS Liberty was the victim of friendly fire. President Johnson did not want to be associated all with anything that had to do with the incident, actually he is being quoted to have said "I will not embarrass an ally" when he ordered (twice I believe) that the American fighter jets sent from the air-carrier Enterprise to help the Liberty, to be recalled. Also, where you say "therefore the government did not consider the Liberty incident to be friendly fire" it is the exact opposite. The US government did consider the incident to be friendly fire. [XwpisONOMA@gMail.com]

so then why was it given to him not in the rose garden at the white house by the president of the United States? Valliant1967 (talk) 08:41, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Why does McGonagle's page have

BARACK OBAMA /s/ Barack Obama PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

on it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.85.24.20 (talk) 14:05, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Because on 12 Oct 2014 (by 70.194.199.98) added the erroneous information, but  (thanks!) corrected it. 99.170.117.163 (talk) 23:56, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

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Deliberate Israel attack
November 1998: Captain McGonagle breaks his long silence: “After many years I finally believe that the attack was deliberate. I don’t think there has been an adequate investigation of the incident. . . The flag was flying prior to the attack...” McGonagle will die four months later, on March 3, 1999 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.207.61.35 (talk) 20:08, 14 August 2018 (UTC)