dedicated to McGonagle for Veterans Day in 1999, recognizing him as one of five Medal of Honor recipients from the Southern California desert area. The Captain William L. McGonagle Branch Medical/Dental Clinic was dedicated at Naval Security Group Activity Northwest, Chesapeake VA, on December 5, 1997. This is believed to be one of the few times in history a U.S. Naval building has been dedicated in honor of a living sailor. See also List of Medal of Honor recipients Notes External links and further reading 1925 births 1999 deaths USS Liberty incident United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients United States Navy officers United States Navy personnel of World War II United States Navy personnel of the Korean War United States Navy personnel of the Vietnam War Military personnel from California People from Palm Springs, California People from Wichita, Kansas Burials at Arlington National Cemetery