. ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁More ell ▁became ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ' s ▁Material ▁Division , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Vice ▁President ▁Tr uman , ▁he ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁settlement ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁strike ▁of ▁oil ▁ref in ery ▁workers . ▁When ▁the ▁government ▁seized ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁strike bound ▁bit umin ous ▁coal ▁industry ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁More ell ▁was ▁designated ▁the ▁Co al ▁M ines ▁Administr ator . ▁ ▁Military ▁adv ancement : ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁- ▁L t ▁( j g ) ▁commission ed ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁- ▁L t . ▁( tem por ary ) ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁- ▁L t . ▁C md r . ▁jump ed ▁grade ▁of ▁Capt . ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁- ▁R ear ▁Ad m . ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁- ▁Vice ▁Ad m ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁- ▁Admir al ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁staff ▁corps ▁officer ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁adm iral ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁retired ▁list ▁three ▁months ▁later . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 2 ▁years , ▁More ell ▁turned ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁industry , ▁serving ▁first , ▁briefly ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁– ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁Turner ▁Const ruction ▁Company ▁then ▁as ▁president , ▁chief ▁executive