The Seraph Monument is a memorial consisting of relics from H.M.S. Seraph, including the periscope and a forward torpedo loading hatch. Both the U.S. and British flags fly from the structure to symbolize that this English submarine was placed under the command of an American Naval officer for a special mission during World War II. It is the only shore installation in the U.S. permitted to fly the Royal Navy Ensign. The British submarine served as the USS Seraph on serveral missions: the valiant ship rescued French General Henri H. Giraud from his German enemies; she was selected to smuggle General Mark Clark and his spy team into Algeria on a successful covert mission to win French support for the Allied invasion of North Africa; the submarine acted as a beacon vessel for General George S. Patton's troops in the invasion of Sicily; and she took Colonel William A. Darby's Rangers on several hazardous ventures. The HMS Seraph played a major role in Operation Mincemeat, one of the most successful deception operations ever mounted in warfare. The elaborate ruse convinced Hitler's High Command that the Allied invasion would be a Sardinia when the real target was Sicily. Operation Mincemeat is the subject of several books and a movie titled The Man who Never Was. This monument is dedicated to Anglo-American cooperation during WWII.
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