Happy 124th birthday to Henry Breault! It's great we have a Federal holiday to celebrate it! Born on October 14, 1900, in Putnam, CT, Henry Breault (died while on active duty on December 5, 1941) was a United States Navy submarine sailor who received the Medal of Honor for his actions while serving aboard the submarine USS O-5 (SS-66). He was the first submariner and he remains the only enlisted submariner to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions onboard a USN submarine.

I am also happy to announce the USS HENRY BREAULT Association nonprofit 501(c)(3) has been created! It The USS HENRY BREAULT Association was formed to support the commissioning of a USS HENRY BREAULT, the crew, and research into the life and times of Henry Breault. (Facebook Page)

Breault's MOH Citation:
"For heroism and devotion to duty while serving on board the U.S. submarine O-5 at the time of the sinking of that vessel. On the morning of 28 October 1923, the O-5 collided with the steamship Abangarez and sank in less than a minute. When the collision occurred, Breault was in the torpedo room. Upon reaching the hatch, he saw that the boat was rapidly sinking. Instead of jumping overboard to save his own life, he returned to the torpedo room to the rescue of a shipmate whom he knew was trapped in the boat, closing the torpedo room hatch on himself. Breault and Brown remained trapped in this compartment until rescued by the salvage party 31 hours later."