 He then served at sea in a succession of ships, including "Arizona" (BB-39), "Wyoming" (BB-32), "Raleigh" (CL-7), and "Cleveland" (CL-21).Next he underwent flight instruction at NAS Pensacola, Florida, from 1925 to 1927 and was designated as a Naval Aviator.He subsequently served in seaplane aviation units embarked aboard "Milwaukee" (CL-5), "Memphis" (CL-13), and "Texas" (BB-35) before he returned to NAS Pensacola as an instructor.