William Loren McGonagle Medal of Honor
Submitted | May 2, 2012 |
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From: Joe Meadors
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
I request all documents pertaining to the awarding of the Medal of Honor to Capt. William Loren McGonagle.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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: "Gaylord, Brandon CIV WHS/ESD" <Brandon.Gaylord@whs.mil>
Mr. Meadors,
We have received your request for the below listed information and
assigned it case number 12-F-0852.
Please note that your request has been misdirected to this office for
processing. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), who
operates their own FOIA office, would have cognizance over the records
you requested. You may request these records if they exist, directly
from NARA at the following address:
The National Archives at College Park
Director
Records Declassification Division, Room 6350
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Please note that records are routinely reviewed after 25 years and then
accessioned to NARA. Therefore, any future record of interest older than
25 years, should be requested thru the NARA FOIA Office. This action
closes your request in this office.
Thank you,
Brandon J. Gaylord