hiː sˈɜːvd æz ɐ kəmˈændɚɹ ʌvðə toːɹpˈiːdoʊ bˈoʊt dˈiː θɹˈiː ænd æz ɐ nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃənz ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ɔnðə smˈɔːl kɹˈuːzɚɹ ˌɛsˌɛmˈɛs sˈiːædlɚ.
He served as a commander of the torpedo boat D3 and as a navigations officer on the small cruiser SMS Seeadler.