 The action earned Enright his Navy Cross.On September 2, 1945, Enright and his crew, along with eleven other submarines, were honored with the task of protecting USS "Missouri" during the signing of Japanese Instrument of Surrender.After the end of the war, Enright commanded Submarine Division 31 (1949–1950), USS "Fulton" (1953–1954), Submarine Squadron 8 (1954–1955), was chief of staff for the submarine force of the United States Atlantic Fleet (1955–1957) and commander of USS "Boston" (1959–1963).