From 1932 to 1934, he served on the USS Akron and her sister ship, the USS Macon where he was responsible for re-engineering the apparatus for hooking up aircraft while in flight as well as a rewriting the procedure.
From 1932 to 1934, he served on the USS Akron at NAS Lakehurst, New Jersey and her sister ship, the USS Macon at NAS Sunnyvale, California. At the latter installation, he was responsible for re-engineering the apparatus for hooking up aircraft while in flight as well as a rewriting the procedure.