sentences:  Graduating in May 1939, he was ordered once more to China.There he served successively as executive and operations officer of the Marine detachment at the American Embassy, Peiping; as commander of the Marine detachment at Tientsin, and as commander of Marine Forces, North China, and the embassy detachment at Peiping.He returned to the United States in June 1941, and the following month, he reported to Marine Corps Headquarters, Washington, D.C., to become assistant officer in charge of the personnel section, Division of Plans and Policies.