MILLENNIUM MOMENT

Donald Dungan served in World War II as a tank navigator, and when

he got out of the U.S. Army he opened a law office with LeRoy Anderson in

Costa Mesa. That was in 1946.

When Costa Mesa officially incorporated in 1953, Dungan was named the

city’s first attorney, a position he would hold until 1966.

Dungan also served as judge on the Harbor Judicial District Court for 16

years, retiring in 1982. After his official career was over, he continued

to act on an advisory committee for the City Council.

He died in 1984.

* MILLENNIUM MOMENT celebrates the people who have made a major

contribution to the Newport-Mesa community during this century.