Pistol Teams, which he later commanded at the Rifle Range, Cape May, New Jersey, from March to August 1939. He subsequently attended the Junior Course at the Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, which he completed in June 1940. Following his graduation, he was promoted to the rank of captain and commanded Rifle and Pistol Team. World War II Shaw sailed for Pearl Harbor in October 1940 and assumed duty as Commander of Company A at Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard under Colonel Gilder D. Jackson. He was present during the Japanese attack on the Harbor on December 7, 1941, and participated in the anti-aircraft defense. Shaw was promoted to major in May 1942 and to lieutenant colonel in April 1943. Captain Shaw later described the events of Japanese attack as following: He was transferred to the staff of Fleet Marine Force, San Diego area and served as assistant chief of staff for operations and training under major generals Holland Smith and Clayton B. Vogel successively. Shaw was later ordered to the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, which he completed in October 1944. He departed for the Pacific area the following month and joined Commanding officer, 6th Marine Division under Major General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. at Guadalcanal. Shaw assumed command of 6th Pioneer Battalion and after few months of training, he sailed for Okinawa in March 1945 and after few weeks in staging area at Ulithi, a little atoll in the Caroline Islands, he led his unit ashore on April 1, 1945. The 6th Pioneer battalion was responsible for the securing of the logistical support on time, because arrival of supplies and equipment on landing beaches piled high and could lead to congestion and confusion. Shaw distinguished himself in this capacity and received the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" for his work. Later career Following the Okinawa campaign, 6th Marine Division was stationed on Guam until October 1945, when they received orders for new mission. They were ordered China in order to assist with the repatriation of more than 600,000 Japanese and Koreans, who remained in China after the end of World War II, and the protection of American lives and property. Shaw landed with the battalion in Tsingtao in Shantung Province and witnessed the surrender of the Japanese 5th Independent Mixed Brigade under Major General Eiji Nagano. He held the command of 6th