Early assignments; aide to Commandant of Marine Corps 1926-29; Nicaragua Electoral Mission, 1932; early Fleet Marine Force activities, amphibious warfare doctrine and tactics; World War II: Bougainville, Guam, V Amphibious Corp Operations Officer, Iwo Jima; Occupation of North China, 1947, command of 1st Marine Brigade, 1947-50, deployment to Korea, Pusan Perimeter, Inchon landing; director, Marine Corps Reserve, 1951.