3 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁his ▁second ▁expedition ary ▁tour ▁of ▁duty ▁in ▁H ait i ▁until ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Head quarters ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁This ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Qu arter master ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁under ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Hugh ▁L . ▁Matt he ws ▁and ▁while ▁in ▁this ▁capacity , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁He ▁then ▁spent ▁brief ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Engineering , ▁Navy ▁Department , ▁under ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Samuel ▁M . ▁Robinson , ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁det achment ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁USS ▁West ▁Virginia ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Wal lace ▁returned ▁states ide ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Senior ▁Cour se ▁at ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁School s ▁Quant ico . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁course ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁spent ▁next ▁year ▁as ▁major ▁at ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁Fle et ▁Marine ▁Force ▁in ▁San ▁Diego . ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁subsequently ▁transferred ▁back ▁to ▁Quant ico ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁attached ▁as ▁communic ations ▁officer ▁to ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁Am ph ib ious ▁Forces , ▁Atlantic ▁Fle et ▁under ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Henry ▁K .