 Cluverius commanded the cruiser USS Baltimore from February until June 1919 , when he became Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy , a post he held until 1921 , when he left to attend the Naval War College . After graduating in 1922 , he became Chief of Staff of Commander Base Force , Pacific Fleet . He commanded the cruiser USS Seattle from June to December 1923 , when , following the usual pattern of sea duty alternating with shore duty , he was posted to the office of the Chief of Naval Operations . He became aide to the Secretary of the Navy , Curtis D. Wilbur . 
