[1] During his tenure he met Sheila Taylor of Halifax, Nova Scotia, whom he married in the summer of 1941 in Bermuda.

He also served on the Holloway Board whose mission was to "study the form, system, and method of education of Naval officers."

The outcome of the board was the establishment of modern Naval ROTC and direct commissions for college graduates from Officer Candidate School.

[1] He was awarded the Legion of Merit for "exceptionally meritorious service" while Commander Amphibious Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, from June 1965 to May 1967.

As Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, he conducted the largest NATO naval exercises held until that time.