THE SILENT SERVICE'S FIRST HERO: The First Submariner to Receive the Medal of Honor

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Explores the life and times of Henry Breault, the first submariner to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. From 1900-41, Breault's life is reconstructed as lived through his Official Military Personnel File, census records, newspaper clippings, and connecting previous research. Breault's childhood, his enlistments in the Royal Navy Canadian Volunteer Reserve and the United States Navy are carefully reconstructed. From there, the conditions aboard the submarines he served on, his relationship with friends and family, his relationship to the women in his life, and his concept of masculinity and material identity allow us to better understand his life in the context he likely understood them. Contains 15 mono illustrations.