Some time ago a large picture was on the front page of the _New York
Times_, showing Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander-in-Chief of the
United States fleet, presenting the second Distinguished Service medal
to Admiral Nimitz. Forming an admiring audience were Admiral William F.
Halsey, Mrs. Nimitz and 13-year-old Mary Nimitz. It is an interesting
coincidence to set down in a Cape Cod story that Admiral King also is
no stranger to Cape Cod. He used to take many a long walk to stretch
his sea legs on Provincetown’s Commercial Street when he was a Captain
in the Navy and in charge of salvaging the tragic submarine S-4, sunken
outside Provincetown harbor with a loss of 40 lives.