Frank Freyer Frank Barrows Freyer was an United States Navy captain who served as the 14th Naval Governor of Guam . Freyer graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1902 , having played several collegiate sports there . The Navy assigned him to many different ships , including having him participate in the Great White Fleet and its visit to Japan . Soon after , he was transferred to the Naval Base Guam , where he served as assistant to the Commandant before from November 5 , 1910 to January 21 , 1911 , he became acting governor of the island . As governor , he suspended the licenses of all midwives on the island because of an alarming rate of infection , requiring them all to be re - certified . After George Salisbury relieved him of the position , Freyer became his aide . In 1913 , he received a Bachelor of Laws from George Washington University and , in 1918 , became assistant to the Judge Advocate General of the Navy . After agreeing to help Peru restructure its naval forces , the United States Navy ordered Freyer there to take command of the efforts ; he became Chief of Staff of the Peruvian Navy the following year . In the position , he helped rebuild the naval tactics and education of the country , and stayed there for many years . During his stay , Freyer collected over 1 , 000 works of Peruvian art , now on display as the " Frank Barrow Freyer Collection " at the Denver Art Museum . He went on to command the USS " Procyon " and the USS " Trenton " before retiring . Life . Freyer was originally from Marietta , Georgia . He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1902 and received a Bachelor of Laws from George Washington University in 1913 . He married and two children , a daughter Engracia and a son Frank Barrow Freyer II . His granddaughter , G . Diane Freyer , married William Schneider , Jr . , an Under - Secretary of State in the Reagan administration . After retiring from the Navy , Freyer and his wife lived in Denver , Colorado . He and his wife were avid art collectors , amassing a painting and furniture collection of over 1 , 000 works of Peruvian artwork . The " Frank Barrow Freyer Collection " has been displayed in numerous museums , including the Newark Museum , the Brooklyn Museum , the Columbus Museum of Fine Arts , and the Toledo Museum of Art . Many of the collection ' s pieces currently reside in the Denver Art Museum , and a piece from the collection , Ignacio Chacón ' s " Madonna and Child with Bird " , was depicted on a United States postage stamp in 2006 . Naval career . Freyer was admitted to the United States Naval Academy in May 1898 from Georgia . While attending the Academy , he participated as a member of the Navy Midshipmen crew team and as a fullback for the Navy Midshipmen football team . He was also a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity . Soon after graduating , Freyer served as an ensign aboard the USS " Olympia " in 1903 . Freyer later served aboard the USS " Missouri " during its visit to Japan as part of the Great White Fleet . In 1917 , Freyer was stationed aboard the USS " Oregon " . In 1918 , he was transferred to Washington , D . C . , where he became assistant to the Judge Advocate General of the Navy . Freyer , now a commander , sailed for Peru in August 1920 as head of a mission aiding in the reorganization of the Peruvian Navy . He was soon named Chief of Staff of the Peruvian Navy in January 1921 , using the position to rebuild Peruvian naval education and command . For his service to Peru , the Congress of the Republic of Peru awarded him the nation ' s highest award , the Order of the Sun . After leaving Peru , he captained the USS " Procyon " . In 1929 , Captain Freyer commanded the USS " Trenton " . Governorship . Freyer served as acting Naval Governor of Guam from November 5 , 1910 to January 21 , 1911 . Prior to becoming governor , he briefly served in the position of principal technical assistant to the Commandant of the Naval Base Guam from March 1 to March 8 , 1909 . As governor , Freyer addressed the alarming spread of infection and tetanus by suspending the licenses of all " pattera " , or midwives , and requiring that they all pass an additional recertification exam . After leaving the governorship , Lieutenant Freyer became aide to Governor George Salisbury .