 Complete the following phrase:  After receiving his commission, Salzer was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations until 1942, when he joined the . In March 1943 he assumed command of the coastal minesweeper , and in July 1943 that of the auxiliary motor minesweeper YMS-347. He then commanded the tank landing ship LST-624 from June 1944 to December 1945, participating in the 