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| At the United States Naval Academy’s centennial exhibition, the captured U-505 and torpedo boat T35 are on display as war trophies, Annapolis, Maryland, United States, Oct 1945 | President Harry Truman tours the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, United States escorted by Academy Superintendent Vice-Admiral Aubrey Fitch, right, 16 Nov 1946. | Vice-Admiral Aubrey Fitch at the Superintendent’s Desk, United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, United States, 1947. |
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