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On October 1, 1943, Nixon was promoted to [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]].<ref name="navy.mil"/> Nixon commanded the SCAT forward detachments at [[Vella Lavella]], [[Buin, Papua New Guinea#Japan and the USA during World War II|Bougainville]], and finally at [[Nissan Island]].<ref name="navy.mil"/>{{sfn|Armstrong|p=81}} His unit prepared manifests and flight plans for [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|R4D/C-47]] operations and supervised the loading and unloading of the transport aircraft. For this service, he received a [[Commendation Medal|Navy Letter of Commendation]], awarded a Navy Commendation Ribbon, which was later updated to the [[Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal]], from his commanding officer for "meritorious and efficient performance of duty as Officer in Charge of the South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command". Upon his return to the U.S., Nixon was appointed the administrative officer of the [[Naval Air Station Alameda|Alameda Naval Air Station]] in [[Alameda, California]]. | On October 1, 1943, Nixon was promoted to [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]].<ref name="navy.mil"/> Nixon commanded the SCAT forward detachments at [[Vella Lavella]], [[Buin, Papua New Guinea#Japan and the USA during World War II|Bougainville]], and finally at [[Nissan Island]].<ref name="navy.mil"/>{{sfn|Armstrong|p=81}} His unit prepared manifests and flight plans for [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|R4D/C-47]] operations and supervised the loading and unloading of the transport aircraft. For this service, he received a [[Commendation Medal|Navy Letter of Commendation]], awarded a Navy Commendation Ribbon, which was later updated to the [[Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal]], from his commanding officer for "meritorious and efficient performance of duty as Officer in Charge of the South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command". Upon his return to the U.S., Nixon was appointed the administrative officer of the [[Naval Air Station Alameda|Alameda Naval Air Station]] in [[Alameda, California]]. | ||
In January 1945, he was transferred to the [[Bureau of Aeronautics]] office in | In January 1945, he was transferred to the [[Bureau of Aeronautics]] office in Philadelphia, where he helped negotiate the termination of World War II contracts, and received his second letter of commendation, from the [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]]{{sfn|Black|p=62}} for "meritorious service, tireless effort, and devotion to duty". Later, Nixon was transferred to other offices to work on contracts, and he moved from the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia, New York and finally to Baltimore.{{sfn|Aitken|p=112}}{{sfn|Nixon|1978|p=33}} On October 3, 1945, he was promoted to [[Lieutenant commander (United States)|lieutenant commander]].<ref name="navy.mil"/>{{sfn|Black|p=62}} On March 10, 1946, he was relieved of active duty.<ref name="navy.mil"/> On June 1, 1953, he was promoted to [[Commander (United States)|commander]] in the U.S. Naval Reserve, and he retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve on June 6, 1966.<ref name="navy.mil"/> | ||
While in the Navy, Nixon became a very good [[five-card stud]] poker player, helping finance his first congressional campaign with the winnings. In a 1983 interview, he described turning down an invitation to dine with [[Charles Lindbergh]] because he was hosting a game.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/for-us-presidents-poker-is-a-main-event/2019/06/16/7a1a5e54-8fb1-11e9-b08e-cfd89bd36d4e_story.html |title=For U.S. presidents, poker is a main event |first=Norman |last=Chad |authorlink=Norman Chad |date=June 16, 2019 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/14681-men-of-action-richard-the-big-bluffer-nixon |title=Men Of Action -- Richard "The Big Bluffer" Nixon |first=Bob |last=Paijich |date=December 25, 2012 |magazine=[[Card Player]]}}</ref> | While in the Navy, Nixon became a very good [[five-card stud]] poker player, helping finance his first congressional campaign with the winnings. In a 1983 interview, he described turning down an invitation to dine with [[Charles Lindbergh]] because he was hosting a game.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/for-us-presidents-poker-is-a-main-event/2019/06/16/7a1a5e54-8fb1-11e9-b08e-cfd89bd36d4e_story.html |title=For U.S. presidents, poker is a main event |first=Norman |last=Chad |authorlink=Norman Chad |date=June 16, 2019 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/14681-men-of-action-richard-the-big-bluffer-nixon |title=Men Of Action -- Richard "The Big Bluffer" Nixon |first=Bob |last=Paijich |date=December 25, 2012 |magazine=[[Card Player]]}}</ref> | ||