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McDOUGAL, David, naval officer, born in Ohio, 27 September, 1809; died in San Francisco, California, 7 August, 1882. He was appointed midshipman in 1828, passed midshipman in 1834, lieutenant in 1841, commander in 1857, captain in 1864, and commodore in 1869. Commander McDougal commanded the "Wyoming," of the Asiatic squadron, in 1861-'4, engaged six batteries and three vessels of war at Simonoseki, Japan, 16 July, 1863, and had charge of the navy-yard at Mare island, California, in 1865-'6. He commanded the steam-sloop "Powhatan" in 1868-'9, and the south squadron of the Pacific fleet in 1870. He became a rear-admiral on the retired list in 1873.
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