Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Chief of Naval Operations, is greeted by a group of submarine officers on duty at the Naval Academy, and by two members of the original crew of USS Holland, the Navy's first submarine, which had been accepted for service 47 years previously.
Those present in the front row are (from left to right):
Mr. Harry Wahab, former Holland crewman;
Mr. Richard O. Williams, former Holland crewman;
Fleet Admiral Nimitz;
Commander Frederick J. Harlfinger II, Commanding Officer of USS Sirago (SS-485); and
Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, Aide to FAdm. Nimitz.
Senator T.F. Green of Rhode Island is standing behind FAdm. Nimitz.