Captain Edward L Beach is presented the Legion of Merit and USS Triton enters the home port of New London, Connecticut.

USS Triton submarine successfully completes the first submerged circumnavigation under Captain Edward L Beach. USS Triton in water. A helicopter flies Captain Edward L Beach to the White House where he receives the Legion of Merit from the President Eisenhower. Photographers click for pictures. USS Triton enters the home port of New London, Connecticut. The crowds cheers. A navy officer meets his wife. A sailor with children.