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==Coast Guard Commandant==
Following the death of [[Frederick C. Billard]], he was appointed as Coast Guard Commandant by President [[Herbert Hoover]] on [[June 14]], 1932. As Commandant during the [[Great Depression]], he struggled with low budgets and limited appropriations. In response, he implemented a cost-cutting plan which called for deccommissioning of vessels, closing of Coast Guard stations, manpower reductions, and a 25% reduction in expenditures. Unfortunately, these measures led to calls to merge the Coast Guard with the [[United States Navy]]. With the support of [[Chief of Naval Operations]] [[William Veazie Pratt|William V. Pratt]], Hamlet succeeded in persuading President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and Congress from taking such action.
==Later Career==
Upon completion of his term, he was succeeded as Commandant by [[John B. Hayes]], and reverted in rank to Captain on [[January 1]], 1936. He was retained on special duty in the office of [[Secretary of the Treasury]] [[Henry Morgentheau, Jr.]].
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