 Complete the following phrase:  In January 1931, Captain Richardson placed the new heavy cruiser in commission and commanded her for more than two years. After a tour as a Naval War College student in 19331934, he was Budget Officer at the Navy Department, receiving promotion to rear admiral while he was in that position in December 1934. His early duties as a flag officer included command of a Scouting Force cruiser division, service as aide and Chief of Staff to Admiral J.M. Bull Reeves, and a tour as Commander Destroyers, Scouting Force. He became Assistant CNO to Admiral William D. Leahy in June 1937, handling the Washington end of the search for Amelia Earhart and the 