[2] Sea duty as navigator of the battleship Mississippi (BB-41) preceded a tour during the pre-war period as Assistant Director of the U.S.

In the intervening periods when the battleships and cruisers were not at sea, Admiral Briscoe operated Commander Task Group 675 (Cactus Striking Force) in Guadalcanal waters.

He sailed the cruiser to the United States after she suffered severe battle damage off Rabaul in November 1943.

After two years there, and a tour of duty as Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Readiness), he became Commander Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet, on November 1, 1950.

During this tenure, he recommended an amphibious feint to draw North Korean combatants from their dug-in front line positions to cover potential landing zones.

[2] He retired to Beech Grove Plantation, Liberty, Mississippi, worked on its restoration and raised cattle.

Beech Grove was the Lewis family (his wife) home and is now on the National Register of Historic Places as the Thomas Batchelor House.

[5] He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery on October 18, 1968, in section 2, grave 3387-c.