Captain Daniel V. Gallery, Jr., USN and Lieutenant Junior Grade Albert L. David, USN photographed on board the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS <i>Guadalcanal</i> (CVE-60), in June 1944.<br>
On 4 June 1944 Lieutenant Junior Grade David led the boarding party that took control of the German submarine <i>U-505</i> after it was forced to surface by <i>Guadalcanal</i>'s task force. This capture of an enemy warship on the high seas was the first by the U.S. Navy since 1815. Albert David was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his leadership and bravery during this action. He had died of a heart attack at Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 17 September 1945.
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June 1944<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1944-06-00T00:00:00Z/10</div>
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