Post-World War I Assignments
After the war, he served as Naval Attaché at Rome and in April 1921 assumed command of USS Pittsburgh (ACR-4). Captain of the Mare Island Navy Yard at the end of that year, he commanded the battleship USS North Dakota (BB-29), 1922–23, then attended the Naval War College at Newport. After completing his coursework, he spent a year as a member of the staff.
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