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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. USS Liberty incident Part of the Six-Day War Damaged USS Liberty on 9 June 1967, one day after attack Date 8 June 1967 Location Mediterranean Sea near the Sinai Peninsula 31°23′N 33°23′E / 31.39°N 33.38°E / 31.39; 33.38 Result See Aftermath of the attack Participants Israel ...
USS Liberty (AGTR-5) was a Belmont-class technical research ship (i.e. an electronic spying ship) that was attacked by Israel Defense Forces during the 1967 Six-Day War.She was originally built and served in World War II as a VC2-S-AP3 type Victory cargo ship named SS Simmons Victory.
USS Liberty was attacked, severely damaged and 34 crew members killed by shelling, napalm bombing and torpedoing from Israeli jet fighter aircraft and motor torpedo boats on June 8, 1967. USS Jamestown was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation along with USS Oxford. The citation reads (in part) "For meritorious service from 1 November 1965 to ...
USAT Liberty beached World War II landing ship wrecked during Mount Agung 1963–64 eruption; USS Liberty (AGTR-5), was a ship strafed and bombed by Israeli airforce in June 1967, resulting in more than 34 dead and 171 wounded and its decommissioning as beyond repair (USS Liberty incident is the main article concerning the attack).
The Attack on the Liberty: The Untold Story of Israel's Deadly 1967 Assault on a U.S. Spy Ship is a 2009 book about the USS Liberty incident, a deadly Israeli attack on the American intelligence gathering ship USS Liberty during the Six-Day War in June 1967 written by the investigative journalist James Scott, the son of one of the junior officers on board the US ship at the time.
William Loren McGonagle (November 19, 1925 – March 3, 1999) was a United States Navy officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions while in command of the USS Liberty when it was attacked by Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean on June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War.
The article for the USS Liberty (AGTR-5) states that the crew received the Presidential Unit Citation following the USS Liberty incident. --Vrmlguy 19:37, 9 March 2009 (UTC) I added a listing for the USS Liberty. I'm also questioning the claim that the USS Parche is "The most decorated unit in U.S. Navy history."
USS Liberty (ID-3461), was a transport ship launched in June 1918 and decommissioned in May 1919, and as USAT Liberty, a United States Army transport ship sunk in 1942 USS Liberty (AGTR-5) , a US Navy electronic intelligence ship strafed and bombed by the Israeli airforce resulting in more than 34 dead and 171 wounded and its decommissioning as ...