▁her ▁first ▁command ing ▁officer ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁He ▁det ached ▁from ▁K ears ar ge ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁again ▁became ▁a ▁l ighth ouse ▁inspect or , ▁carrying ▁out ▁this ▁duty ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁District ▁until ▁late ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁or ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁Fol ger ▁became ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁A si atic ▁Fle et ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁was ▁soon ▁promoted ▁to ▁rear ▁adm iral , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁he ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁fle ets ▁Cru iser ▁Squadron . ▁He ▁served ▁briefly ▁as ▁commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁A si atic ▁Fle et ▁from ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁Fol ger ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Fol ger ▁was ▁an ▁Original ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Lo yal ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁V eter an ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Command ery ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Order ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Wars . ▁ ▁Fol ger ▁House , ▁his ▁home