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Military history is not just about those men and women who serve on the front lines, or lead forces in great battles at the top of the command chain. In between are quiet professionals, whose actions and contributions make possible the achievements and victories of others. All too often, their names remain unknown, remembered only by families and friends, along with the occasional odd historian, that they even served in the military. One such man was Vice Adm. Allan Rockwell McCann, USN. Over a naval career that spanned decades, along with World War II, Adm. McCann was among a handful of officers in the submarine service who committed his career and energy to the safety of his fellow submariners. The rescue chamber that he designed, and which bears his name today, was responsible for the first successful rescue of submariners trapped aboard a sunken sub. Later, during World War II, McCann would provide leadership and support for submarines based in Australia and the Central Pacific, in their deadly fight agai