After graduation from the US. Naval Academy in 1917 he served at various posts on the East Coast of the United States He served aboard the battleship U.S.S. New York from 1919 to 1921. He was at Pearl Har-hour, Hawaii, from 1925 to 1927. In 1930'and 1931 he was with the 25th and 26th companies of the Fourth Marines in. During this tour he had the additional duty as basketball officer of the Fourth Marines. He served aboard the U.S.S. Houston, then flagship of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet during the latter part of 1931 and early part of 1932, returning again to the Fourth Marines in February 1932,
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