– 1 9 2 1 , ▁he ▁commanded ▁a ▁naval ▁landing ▁force ▁at ▁Der ind ge , ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁After ▁further ▁destroy er ▁duty ▁in ▁the ▁USS ▁Fl us ser ▁( DD - 2 8 9 ) ▁and ▁USS ▁Hend erson ▁( AP - 1 ), ▁and ▁rec ruit ing ▁duty ▁at ▁Little ▁Rock , ▁Ark ansas , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Senior ▁Ass istant ▁Engine er ▁of ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁USS ▁West ▁Virginia ▁( BB - 4 8 ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁in ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁China ▁Station , ▁assigned ▁first ▁as ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁USS ▁Ed s all ▁( DD - 2 1 9 ), ▁on ▁Yang t ze ▁River ▁pat rol ▁during ▁the ▁Japanese ▁occupation ▁of ▁Wo os ung ▁and ▁Man ch uria , ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁Communic ation ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁USS ▁Houston ▁( CA - 3 0 ), ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁Commander ▁in ▁Chief , ▁A si atic ▁Fle et . ▁He ▁again ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁served ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Chem istry . ▁ ▁Sea ▁duty ▁as ▁navig ator ▁of ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁Mississippi ▁( BB - 4 1 ) ▁preced ed ▁a ▁tour ▁during ▁the ▁pre - war ▁period ▁as