war ▁years . ▁ ▁Post - World ▁War ▁II ▁After ▁att ending ▁Post grad uate ▁School ▁in ▁communic ations ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁in ▁Ann apolis ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Row an ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁duty ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁Com C ru Des P ac ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁as ▁Communic ations ▁Officer ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁Nav Comm F ac , ▁London , ▁as ▁Executive ▁Officer . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁for ▁his ▁participation ▁in ▁planning ▁the ▁move ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Communic ations ▁Systems ▁from ▁France ▁to ▁Germany . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁he ▁reported ▁as ▁Oper ations ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁, ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁he ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁. ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁U . ▁S . ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁for ▁duty ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁for ▁Person nel ▁and ▁Administration . ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁after ▁twelve ▁months ▁as ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁New port ▁News , ▁Row an ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁duty ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁with ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Naval ▁Communic ations , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁success ively ▁as ▁Director , ▁Pl ans ▁and ▁Policy ▁Division ; ▁followed ▁by ▁Officer ▁in ▁Char ge , ▁Naval ▁Communic ations ▁Systems , ▁Head quarters ▁Activity ; ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁Director , ▁Program ▁Division .