He graduated on June 7, 1901, with Bachelor of Science degree and among his classmates were several future admirals, including World War II Chief of Naval Operations, Ernest J.

King; and Burrell C. Allen, Ivan E. Bass, John Downes, Arthur P. Fairfield, Julius A. Furer, George F. Neal, Walter N. Vernou, Manley H. Simons, Rufus F. Zogbaum Jr., Adolphus Andrews and William S.

[1] Following the graduation, Fisher joined as passed midshipman the crew of battleship USS Iowa and participated in the training exercise and patrol cruises in eastern Pacific until July 1904.

He was transferred to the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, in September 1921 and served there for one year, where he was ordered to Washington, D.C., for duty at the Bureau of Construction and Repair under Rear admiral John D. Beuret.

He remained in that assignment until September 1935, when he was ordered to the Washington, D.C., for duty as assistant director of Shore Establishment Division in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy under Claude A. Swanson.

[6][7][8][9] Shore Establishment Division under his command had the following functions:[7] Since 1939, there were efforts to reorganize the Navy Department by Carl Vinson, chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee.

[7] Fisher served as secretary's spokesman and principal advocate of the plan at the Committee Hearings, but it was opposed by Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Admiral Harold R. Stark and was dropped.

Fisher was replaced on January 20, 1944, by Rear Admiral Frederick G. Crisp and appointed director of Inspection Division in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy under Ralph A. Bard.

He also held additional duty as a member of the Navy Manpower Survey Board under his Naval Academy classmate, Vice admiral Adolphus Andrews.