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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two flags fly above three men standing on the conning tower of a submarine in the ocean.

Submarine Tower

U.S. naval officers shown on the German U-505 submarine's conning tower are, from right to left: Cmdr. Earl Trosino, Capt. Daniel V. Gallery Jr. and Lt. j.g. Albert L. David. David was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for leading the boarding party that captured the sub and carried out initial salvage operations. Note the U.S. flag flying above the German flag. U-505 was the first enemy warship captured on the high seas by the U.S. Navy since 1815.

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