Pioneer battalion until the end of December 1945, when he was transferred to the staff of 6th Marine Division and succeeded lieutenant colonel Wayne H. Adams as assistant chief of staff for logistics. Following the disbandment of 6th Marine Division at the end of March 1946, Shaw served with 3rd Marine Brigade until September of that year. He was decorated with the Bronze Star Medal for his service with 6th Marine Division and also received Order of the Cloud and Banner with Special Cravat (4th Class) by the Government of Republic of China. Shaw subsequently returned to the United States and became a member of the so-called "Chowder Society", special Marine Corps Board under general Gerald C. Thomas, which was tasked by Commandant Alexander Vandegrift to conduct research and prepare material relative to postwar legislation concerning the role of the Marine Corps in national defense. Due to cuts in Marine Corps budget, the threat of merging of the Marine Corps into the United States Army, was more realistic. Also thanks to his work, he is one of the few men, who helped the future of the Corps. While in this assignment, Hittle had the opportunity to cooperate with great names of modern Marine history such as: Merrill B. Twining, Victor H. Krulak, Merritt A. Edson, Robert E. Hogaboom, James E. Kerr, James C. Murray, Jonas M. Platt, DeWolf Schatzel, James D. Hittle, Robert D. Heinl, Edward H. Hurst or Marine Corps Reserve officers John R. Blandford, Arthur B. Hanson, Lyford Hutchins, and William McCahill. Shaw was transferred to Washington, D.C., in January 1949 for duty as research officer in the Organizational Research and Policy Division, Office of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations under Admiral Arthur W. Radford. He was promoted to the rank of colonel in August 1949 and assumed duty as Shore Party Officer in the Engineer Section, Division of Plans and Policies, at Headquarters Marine Corps due to his experiences in World War II. Shaw later served as Chief of the Joint Action Panel in the Marine Corps, Division of Plans and Policies under Brigadier General Edwin A. Pollock and left Washington in February 1952. Shaw subsequently joined the Joint Amphibious Board at Little Creek Naval Base, Virginia and remained with that assignment until July of the following year. He was then transferred to Marine Corps Base Quantico and joined the Advanced Research Group, Marine Corps Educational