ped o ▁School ▁of ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁of ▁Gar cia ▁served ▁in ▁various ▁ship ' s , ▁among ▁them ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁This ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁flight ▁instruct or ▁at ▁Naval ▁A viation ▁School ▁in ▁P ens ac ola . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁Fort ▁M if fl in , ▁Pennsylvania ▁where ▁he ▁helped ▁prepare ▁and ▁equip ▁the ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁. ▁He ▁worked ▁on ▁various ▁aircraft ▁carri ers ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁when ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁entered ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Gar cia ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁mines we eper ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁Washington ▁Navy ▁Y ard , ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁C orm or ant ▁was ▁rec lass ified ▁as ▁a ▁t ug bo at . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁and ▁ 1 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁C orm or ant ▁gave ▁t ug ▁services ▁at ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay ▁to ▁destroy ers ▁in ▁training ▁there , ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁Char l eston ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁for ▁rep airs ▁in ▁June . ▁ ▁Gar cia ▁was ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁pros