Success Of Squalus Salvaging Cheers Officials -- Happiness over the success of one of the toughest salvage assignments in naval history is expressed on the tired faces of these leaders in the expedition. Left to right: Commander Earl L. Sackett, Lieut. Oliver Naquin, Admiral Cyrus W. Cole, and Captain Richard S. Edwards.They are pictured just after the sunken submarine Squalus with its 26 dead had been lifted off the Atlantic's bottom. August 1, 1939. (Photo by Acme).