▁Y ard . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Naval ▁Con structor ▁and ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁repair ▁and ▁re building ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁for ▁next ▁three ▁years . ▁Fish er ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Lieutenant ▁commander ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁entry ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁Fish er ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁temporary ▁rank ▁of ▁Commander ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Commander , ▁U . S . ▁Naval ▁Forces ▁in ▁France ▁under ▁Admir al ▁William ▁Sim s . ▁Fish er ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁France ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁this ▁capacity ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁Naval ▁Base ▁in ▁Br est ▁for ▁construction ▁duty . ▁For ▁his ▁previous ▁service ▁as ▁A ide ▁to ▁Admir al ▁Sim s , ▁Fish er ▁was ▁decor ated ▁with ▁Navy ▁Cross , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁military ' s ▁second - high est ▁decor ation ▁awarded ▁for ▁valor ▁in ▁combat , ▁and ▁also ▁received ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁Inter war ▁period ▁ ▁Fish er ▁remained ▁in ▁France ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁duty ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Comp ens ation ▁Board ▁at ▁the ▁Navy ▁Department