▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁Order ed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ 7 th ▁Fle et ▁in ▁Korean ▁waters , ▁he ▁retained ▁this ▁command ▁until ▁designated ▁Commander ▁Naval ▁Forces , ▁Far ▁East , ▁in ▁June ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁During ▁this ▁ten ure , ▁he ▁recommended ▁an ▁am ph ib ious ▁fe int ▁to ▁draw ▁North ▁Korean ▁combat ants ▁from ▁their ▁d ug - in ▁front ▁line ▁positions ▁to ▁cover ▁potential ▁landing ▁zones . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁significant ▁shift ▁of ▁tro op ▁concentr ations ▁by ▁enemy ▁forces ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁three ▁months . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁reported ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations , ▁for ▁Fle et ▁Oper ations ▁and ▁Read iness , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁became ▁Commander ▁in ▁Chief , ▁Al lied ▁Forces , ▁Southern ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Dec or ations ▁and ▁awards ▁▁    N avy ▁Cross ▁for ▁actions ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁campaign . ▁    Ar my ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁as ▁Senior ▁Commander ▁of ▁all ▁naval ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁Command , ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁    N avy ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁in ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁Cin C ▁of ▁Al lied ▁Forces , ▁Southern ▁Europe ▁from ▁July ▁ 2