1. Archibald Henderson Scales was a rear admiral in the United States Navy.
11 Facts About Archibald Scales
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Archibald Scales was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, from February 12,1919, to July 5,1921.
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Archibald Scales was the nephew of Alfred Moore Scales, and attended public schools in Greensboro before entering the United States Naval Academy, which he graduated from in 1887.
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In 1895, Archibald Scales went on duty in Asia, on the ocean off of Amoy, and led the rescue of the German steamer Tai Chiong.
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Archibald Scales landed at Seoul and protected the Emperor of Korea, who had sought refuge in the Russian legation.
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Archibald Scales then was made a junior lieutenant on August 28,1897.
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Archibald Scales earned the Sampson Medal for service during that war.
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Archibald Scales next commanded the Receiving Ship of the Naval Training Station in Norfolk, Virginia, until 1916.
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For service in the war, Archibald Scales received the Distinguished Service Medal and was made a Commander of the Order of Leopold.
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Archibald Scales then became Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, where he handled a scandal.
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Archibald Scales was a delegate at the Transylvania Celebration in Kentucky and died at the US Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland.