▁Ass istant ▁Director ▁of ▁Sh ore ▁Est ab lish ment ▁Division ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁under ▁Claude ▁A . ▁Sw anson . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Fish er ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁Director ▁of ▁Sh ore ▁Est ab lish ment ▁Division ▁and ▁held ▁over al ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁coord ination ▁and ▁improvement ▁of ▁the ▁industrial ▁establishment ▁at ▁the ▁Navy ▁Y ards . ▁His ▁office ▁was ▁sub ordin ated ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy . ▁Fish er ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁temporary ▁rank ▁of ▁R ear ▁adm iral ▁on ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁Sh ore ▁Est ab lish ment ▁Division ▁under ▁his ▁command ▁had ▁the ▁following ▁functions : ▁ ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁plants ▁and ▁working ▁equipment ▁L ia ison ▁with ▁B ure aus ▁on ▁their ▁machine ▁tool ▁requirements . ▁Labor ▁relations . ▁L ia ison ▁with ▁Department ▁of ▁Labor ▁in ▁matters ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁labor ▁un ions , ▁strik es , ▁labor ▁legisl ation . ▁Security ▁against ▁sub vers ive ▁activities . ▁Saf ety ▁engineering ▁in ▁the ▁field , ▁Board ▁of ▁Awards ▁for ▁Ben ef icial ▁S ugg estions . ▁Com mer cial ▁and ▁legal ▁matters , ▁Cost ▁Account ing ▁procedures . ▁L ia ison ▁with ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Labor ▁Statistics ▁and ▁compar ative ▁labor ▁and ▁overhead ▁costs . ▁L ia ison ▁with ▁Civil ▁Service ▁Commission ▁concerning ▁interpretation ▁of ▁rules ▁and ▁reg ulations , ▁rec ruit ing , ▁pla