Interwar Years
Pye was on duty with the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations during 1919–1921, and was Executive Officer of the battleship Pennsylvania in 1922–1923. After briefly commanding a destroyer squadron, he returned to Washington, D.C., for further Navy Department service that lasted into 1927. In the next five years, he commanded the minelayer USS Oglala (CM-4), had more Navy Department duty and was head of the U.S. Naval Mission to Peru. Captain Pye was Commanding Officer of the battleship USS Nevada (BB-36) in 1932–1933.
Promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral, Pye served as Chief of Staff to Commander Scouting Force, attended the Naval War College, had further Navy Department service, and was Commander Destroyers in both the Scouting Force and Battle Force. With the temporary rank of Vice Admiral, he was Commander Battleships, Battle Force in 1940 and Commander Battle Force in 1941.
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