Obituary published 11 Mar 1935 in "The Paris News", Paris, TX:
Death Calls W B Scales
Colonel Wallace B. Scales, 62, died suddenly of a heart attack at Fort Clark, Texas, Saturday, where he commanded the Fifth cavalry and the post. The body is being taken to Arlington National cemetery for burial.
Colonel Scales was a native of Paris, son of the late E. D. Scales, for years a member of the Paris bar. He received his early education in the Paris schools, was once a carrier for the Paris Daily Times, published by J. E. Ellis, and was given his appointment to West Point from D. B. Culbertson who represented this district in Congress. He graduated in 1898 and saw service in the Philippines, the Boxer rebellion in China and in the punitive expedition into Mexico. During the World War he was executive officer of the port of embarkation for overseas forces at Newport News, Virginia.
Surviving Colonel Scales are his wife, Mrs. Fan McNeeley Scales and their son and daughter. His mother, Mrs. Laura Scales, who since her husband's death has made her home in Gainesville, was visiting Colonel Scales at the time of his death. Other members of the family are his brother, Irving Scales, and six sisters.
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Information below provided by Kenneth H. Robison II from the records of the Sons of Spanish American War Veterans.
Scales, Wallace Bryan: Of Texas. Appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from the State of Texas; entered the Military Academy as a Cadet on June 15th, 1894; graduated 58th in his class from the Military Academy on April 26th, 1898, and was appointed as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry with the 15th United States Infantry Regiment. Served on garrison duty at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, from May 24th to June of 1898; at Fort Logan, Colorado, to August of 1898; commanding the Post of the Camp at Pilot Butte, Wyoming, from August 25th to September of 1898; transferred to the 6th Cavalry Regiment on September 26th, 1898, to rank from April 26th, 1898; with the regiment at Huntsville, Alabama, from October 6th to December 11th, 1898; at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to May 5th, 1899; on a leave of absence to July 5th, 1899; at Yosemite National Park, California, from August to December of 1899; with the troop at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, from December of 1899 to July 1st, 1900; sailed for Taku, China, on July 1st, 1900; in China in command of Troop L from August 15th to October 15th, 1900; attached to Troop C and sailed from Taku to the Philippine Islands on November 6th, 1900; with the troop in Cavite Province to March 1st, 1901; promoted to First Lieutenant of Cavalry with the 11th Cavalry Regiment on February 2nd, 1901; organized and commanded Troop L of the 11th Cavalry Regiment from May to September of 1901; at Fort Myer, Virginia, with the troop, to January 22nd, 1902; en route to the Philippine Islands with the troop and on duty with it to July 24th, 1903; transferred to the 14th Cavalry Regiment on July 24th, 1903; with Troop D in General Leonard Wood's expeditions around Lake Lanao and in Jolo in 1903; commanded Troop A of the 14th Cavalry Regiment in the expedition up the Cottabato River against Dato Ali in March of 1904; serving as the Quartermaster aboard the Army Transport ‘Seward,' from June to August of 1904; promoted to Captain of Cavalry with the 5th Cavalry Regiment on July 8th, 1904; with the regiment at Fort Apache, Arizona, from October 22nd, 1904, to May 11th, 1905; at Fort Duchesne, Utah, to September 2nd, 1908, during which time he was on patrol duty at the Uintah Reservation to November of 1905; with the troop at Fort Wingate, New Mexico, from September of 1908 to January 2nd, 1909; with the troop in Honolulu, Hawaii, from January of 1909 to July of 1912; at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, from August 7th, 1912, to May 1st, 1913; at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, May 2nd to November 3rd, 1913; on strike duty at Prairie Creek, Arkansas, from November 6th, 1913, to February 14th, 1914; at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, from February 17th, 1914, to March 22nd, 1916; with the American Punitive Expedition into Mexico as the Regimental Adjutant of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, and as the Adjutant of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, from March 29th, 1916, to February 5th, 1917; at Camp Stewart in El Paso, Texas, from February 10th to April 29th, 1917; at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, serving as the Adjutant of the 1st Officers' Training Camp from May 1st to August 2, 1917; promoted to Major of Cavalry with the 21st Cavalry Regiment on May 15th, 1917; sick from August 2nd, 1917, to April 2nd, 1918; promoted temporarily to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry on August 5th, 1917; promoted temporarily to the rank of Colonel of Cavalry on February 7th, 1918; as the Provost Marshal at the Port of Embarkation at Newport News, Virginia, from April 2nd, 1918, to July 15th, 1918; as the Executive Officer at the Port of Embarkation from July 15th, 1918, to June 1st, 1919; commanding at Bassus, France, from July 2nd to August 15th, 1919, returned to the United States in command of the ‘America' from September 6th to 15th, 1919; commanding the Motor Transport, Hoboken and District of New York, at Hoboken, New Jersey, from October 2nd, 1919, to May 10th, 1920; commanding the Motor Transport at Fort Benning, Georgia, from May 15th to July 20th, 1920; returned to the rank of Major of Cavalry on June 11th, 1920; promoted to Colonel of Cavalry on July 1st, 1920; serving with the North Carolina National Guard Cavalry at Ashville, North Carolina, from July 28th, 1920, to July 30th, 1921; at the Army War College in Washington, D.C., as a Student Officer from August of 1921 to July 5th, 1922, when he was graduated; serving with the with Texas National Guard Cavalry at Dallas, Texas, from October 2nd, 1922, to February 15th, 1924; commanding the 5th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Clark, Texas from February 17th, 1924, to May 25th, 1928; serving as the Chief of Staff of the 77th Division, Organized Reserves, at New York City, New York, from June 8th, 1928, to 1933; commanding the 5th Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Clark, Texas, to March 8th, 1935; died on March 8th, 1935, at Ft. Clark, Texas.
Death Calls W B Scales
Colonel Wallace B. Scales, 62, died suddenly of a heart attack at Fort Clark, Texas, Saturday, where he commanded the Fifth cavalry and the post. The body is being taken to Arlington National cemetery for burial.
Colonel Scales was a native of Paris, son of the late E. D. Scales, for years a member of the Paris bar. He received his early education in the Paris schools, was once a carrier for the Paris Daily Times, published by J. E. Ellis, and was given his appointment to West Point from D. B. Culbertson who represented this district in Congress. He graduated in 1898 and saw service in the Philippines, the Boxer rebellion in China and in the punitive expedition into Mexico. During the World War he was executive officer of the port of embarkation for overseas forces at Newport News, Virginia.
Surviving Colonel Scales are his wife, Mrs. Fan McNeeley Scales and their son and daughter. His mother, Mrs. Laura Scales, who since her husband's death has made her home in Gainesville, was visiting Colonel Scales at the time of his death. Other members of the family are his brother, Irving Scales, and six sisters.
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Information below provided by Kenneth H. Robison II from the records of the Sons of Spanish American War Veterans.
Scales, Wallace Bryan: Of Texas. Appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from the State of Texas; entered the Military Academy as a Cadet on June 15th, 1894; graduated 58th in his class from the Military Academy on April 26th, 1898, and was appointed as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry with the 15th United States Infantry Regiment. Served on garrison duty at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, from May 24th to June of 1898; at Fort Logan, Colorado, to August of 1898; commanding the Post of the Camp at Pilot Butte, Wyoming, from August 25th to September of 1898; transferred to the 6th Cavalry Regiment on September 26th, 1898, to rank from April 26th, 1898; with the regiment at Huntsville, Alabama, from October 6th to December 11th, 1898; at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to May 5th, 1899; on a leave of absence to July 5th, 1899; at Yosemite National Park, California, from August to December of 1899; with the troop at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, from December of 1899 to July 1st, 1900; sailed for Taku, China, on July 1st, 1900; in China in command of Troop L from August 15th to October 15th, 1900; attached to Troop C and sailed from Taku to the Philippine Islands on November 6th, 1900; with the troop in Cavite Province to March 1st, 1901; promoted to First Lieutenant of Cavalry with the 11th Cavalry Regiment on February 2nd, 1901; organized and commanded Troop L of the 11th Cavalry Regiment from May to September of 1901; at Fort Myer, Virginia, with the troop, to January 22nd, 1902; en route to the Philippine Islands with the troop and on duty with it to July 24th, 1903; transferred to the 14th Cavalry Regiment on July 24th, 1903; with Troop D in General Leonard Wood's expeditions around Lake Lanao and in Jolo in 1903; commanded Troop A of the 14th Cavalry Regiment in the expedition up the Cottabato River against Dato Ali in March of 1904; serving as the Quartermaster aboard the Army Transport ‘Seward,' from June to August of 1904; promoted to Captain of Cavalry with the 5th Cavalry Regiment on July 8th, 1904; with the regiment at Fort Apache, Arizona, from October 22nd, 1904, to May 11th, 1905; at Fort Duchesne, Utah, to September 2nd, 1908, during which time he was on patrol duty at the Uintah Reservation to November of 1905; with the troop at Fort Wingate, New Mexico, from September of 1908 to January 2nd, 1909; with the troop in Honolulu, Hawaii, from January of 1909 to July of 1912; at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, from August 7th, 1912, to May 1st, 1913; at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, May 2nd to November 3rd, 1913; on strike duty at Prairie Creek, Arkansas, from November 6th, 1913, to February 14th, 1914; at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, from February 17th, 1914, to March 22nd, 1916; with the American Punitive Expedition into Mexico as the Regimental Adjutant of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, and as the Adjutant of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, from March 29th, 1916, to February 5th, 1917; at Camp Stewart in El Paso, Texas, from February 10th to April 29th, 1917; at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, serving as the Adjutant of the 1st Officers' Training Camp from May 1st to August 2, 1917; promoted to Major of Cavalry with the 21st Cavalry Regiment on May 15th, 1917; sick from August 2nd, 1917, to April 2nd, 1918; promoted temporarily to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry on August 5th, 1917; promoted temporarily to the rank of Colonel of Cavalry on February 7th, 1918; as the Provost Marshal at the Port of Embarkation at Newport News, Virginia, from April 2nd, 1918, to July 15th, 1918; as the Executive Officer at the Port of Embarkation from July 15th, 1918, to June 1st, 1919; commanding at Bassus, France, from July 2nd to August 15th, 1919, returned to the United States in command of the ‘America' from September 6th to 15th, 1919; commanding the Motor Transport, Hoboken and District of New York, at Hoboken, New Jersey, from October 2nd, 1919, to May 10th, 1920; commanding the Motor Transport at Fort Benning, Georgia, from May 15th to July 20th, 1920; returned to the rank of Major of Cavalry on June 11th, 1920; promoted to Colonel of Cavalry on July 1st, 1920; serving with the North Carolina National Guard Cavalry at Ashville, North Carolina, from July 28th, 1920, to July 30th, 1921; at the Army War College in Washington, D.C., as a Student Officer from August of 1921 to July 5th, 1922, when he was graduated; serving with the with Texas National Guard Cavalry at Dallas, Texas, from October 2nd, 1922, to February 15th, 1924; commanding the 5th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Clark, Texas from February 17th, 1924, to May 25th, 1928; serving as the Chief of Staff of the 77th Division, Organized Reserves, at New York City, New York, from June 8th, 1928, to 1933; commanding the 5th Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Clark, Texas, to March 8th, 1935; died on March 8th, 1935, at Ft. Clark, Texas.
Obituary published 11 Mar 1935 in "The Paris News", Paris, TX:
Death Calls W B Scales
Colonel Wallace B. Scales, 62, died suddenly of a heart attack at Fort Clark, Texas, Saturday, where he commanded the Fifth cavalry and the post. The body is being taken to Arlington National cemetery for burial.
Colonel Scales was a native of Paris, son of the late E. D. Scales, for years a member of the Paris bar. He received his early education in the Paris schools, was once a carrier for the Paris Daily Times, published by J. E. Ellis, and was given his appointment to West Point from D. B. Culbertson who represented this district in Congress. He graduated in 1898 and saw service in the Philippines, the Boxer rebellion in China and in the punitive expedition into Mexico. During the World War he was executive officer of the port of embarkation for overseas forces at Newport News, Virginia.
Surviving Colonel Scales are his wife, Mrs. Fan McNeeley Scales and their son and daughter. His mother, Mrs. Laura Scales, who since her husband's death has made her home in Gainesville, was visiting Colonel Scales at the time of his death. Other members of the family are his brother, Irving Scales, and six sisters.
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Information below provided by Kenneth H. Robison II from the records of the Sons of Spanish American War Veterans.
Scales, Wallace Bryan: Of Texas. Appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from the State of Texas; entered the Military Academy as a Cadet on June 15th, 1894; graduated 58th in his class from the Military Academy on April 26th, 1898, and was appointed as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry with the 15th United States Infantry Regiment. Served on garrison duty at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, from May 24th to June of 1898; at Fort Logan, Colorado, to August of 1898; commanding the Post of the Camp at Pilot Butte, Wyoming, from August 25th to September of 1898; transferred to the 6th Cavalry Regiment on September 26th, 1898, to rank from April 26th, 1898; with the regiment at Huntsville, Alabama, from October 6th to December 11th, 1898; at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to May 5th, 1899; on a leave of absence to July 5th, 1899; at Yosemite National Park, California, from August to December of 1899; with the troop at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, from December of 1899 to July 1st, 1900; sailed for Taku, China, on July 1st, 1900; in China in command of Troop L from August 15th to October 15th, 1900; attached to Troop C and sailed from Taku to the Philippine Islands on November 6th, 1900; with the troop in Cavite Province to March 1st, 1901; promoted to First Lieutenant of Cavalry with the 11th Cavalry Regiment on February 2nd, 1901; organized and commanded Troop L of the 11th Cavalry Regiment from May to September of 1901; at Fort Myer, Virginia, with the troop, to January 22nd, 1902; en route to the Philippine Islands with the troop and on duty with it to July 24th, 1903; transferred to the 14th Cavalry Regiment on July 24th, 1903; with Troop D in General Leonard Wood's expeditions around Lake Lanao and in Jolo in 1903; commanded Troop A of the 14th Cavalry Regiment in the expedition up the Cottabato River against Dato Ali in March of 1904; serving as the Quartermaster aboard the Army Transport ‘Seward,' from June to August of 1904; promoted to Captain of Cavalry with the 5th Cavalry Regiment on July 8th, 1904; with the regiment at Fort Apache, Arizona, from October 22nd, 1904, to May 11th, 1905; at Fort Duchesne, Utah, to September 2nd, 1908, during which time he was on patrol duty at the Uintah Reservation to November of 1905; with the troop at Fort Wingate, New Mexico, from September of 1908 to January 2nd, 1909; with the troop in Honolulu, Hawaii, from January of 1909 to July of 1912; at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, from August 7th, 1912, to May 1st, 1913; at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, May 2nd to November 3rd, 1913; on strike duty at Prairie Creek, Arkansas, from November 6th, 1913, to February 14th, 1914; at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, from February 17th, 1914, to March 22nd, 1916; with the American Punitive Expedition into Mexico as the Regimental Adjutant of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, and as the Adjutant of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, from March 29th, 1916, to February 5th, 1917; at Camp Stewart in El Paso, Texas, from February 10th to April 29th, 1917; at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, serving as the Adjutant of the 1st Officers' Training Camp from May 1st to August 2, 1917; promoted to Major of Cavalry with the 21st Cavalry Regiment on May 15th, 1917; sick from August 2nd, 1917, to April 2nd, 1918; promoted temporarily to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry on August 5th, 1917; promoted temporarily to the rank of Colonel of Cavalry on February 7th, 1918; as the Provost Marshal at the Port of Embarkation at Newport News, Virginia, from April 2nd, 1918, to July 15th, 1918; as the Executive Officer at the Port of Embarkation from July 15th, 1918, to June 1st, 1919; commanding at Bassus, France, from July 2nd to August 15th, 1919, returned to the United States in command of the ‘America' from September 6th to 15th, 1919; commanding the Motor Transport, Hoboken and District of New York, at Hoboken, New Jersey, from October 2nd, 1919, to May 10th, 1920; commanding the Motor Transport at Fort Benning, Georgia, from May 15th to July 20th, 1920; returned to the rank of Major of Cavalry on June 11th, 1920; promoted to Colonel of Cavalry on July 1st, 1920; serving with the North Carolina National Guard Cavalry at Ashville, North Carolina, from July 28th, 1920, to July 30th, 1921; at the Army War College in Washington, D.C., as a Student Officer from August of 1921 to July 5th, 1922, when he was graduated; serving with the with Texas National Guard Cavalry at Dallas, Texas, from October 2nd, 1922, to February 15th, 1924; commanding the 5th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Clark, Texas from February 17th, 1924, to May 25th, 1928; serving as the Chief of Staff of the 77th Division, Organized Reserves, at New York City, New York, from June 8th, 1928, to 1933; commanding the 5th Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Clark, Texas, to March 8th, 1935; died on March 8th, 1935, at Ft. Clark, Texas.
Death Calls W B Scales
Colonel Wallace B. Scales, 62, died suddenly of a heart attack at Fort Clark, Texas, Saturday, where he commanded the Fifth cavalry and the post. The body is being taken to Arlington National cemetery for burial.
Colonel Scales was a native of Paris, son of the late E. D. Scales, for years a member of the Paris bar. He received his early education in the Paris schools, was once a carrier for the Paris Daily Times, published by J. E. Ellis, and was given his appointment to West Point from D. B. Culbertson who represented this district in Congress. He graduated in 1898 and saw service in the Philippines, the Boxer rebellion in China and in the punitive expedition into Mexico. During the World War he was executive officer of the port of embarkation for overseas forces at Newport News, Virginia.
Surviving Colonel Scales are his wife, Mrs. Fan McNeeley Scales and their son and daughter. His mother, Mrs. Laura Scales, who since her husband's death has made her home in Gainesville, was visiting Colonel Scales at the time of his death. Other members of the family are his brother, Irving Scales, and six sisters.
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Information below provided by Kenneth H. Robison II from the records of the Sons of Spanish American War Veterans.
Scales, Wallace Bryan: Of Texas. Appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from the State of Texas; entered the Military Academy as a Cadet on June 15th, 1894; graduated 58th in his class from the Military Academy on April 26th, 1898, and was appointed as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry with the 15th United States Infantry Regiment. Served on garrison duty at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, from May 24th to June of 1898; at Fort Logan, Colorado, to August of 1898; commanding the Post of the Camp at Pilot Butte, Wyoming, from August 25th to September of 1898; transferred to the 6th Cavalry Regiment on September 26th, 1898, to rank from April 26th, 1898; with the regiment at Huntsville, Alabama, from October 6th to December 11th, 1898; at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to May 5th, 1899; on a leave of absence to July 5th, 1899; at Yosemite National Park, California, from August to December of 1899; with the troop at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, from December of 1899 to July 1st, 1900; sailed for Taku, China, on July 1st, 1900; in China in command of Troop L from August 15th to October 15th, 1900; attached to Troop C and sailed from Taku to the Philippine Islands on November 6th, 1900; with the troop in Cavite Province to March 1st, 1901; promoted to First Lieutenant of Cavalry with the 11th Cavalry Regiment on February 2nd, 1901; organized and commanded Troop L of the 11th Cavalry Regiment from May to September of 1901; at Fort Myer, Virginia, with the troop, to January 22nd, 1902; en route to the Philippine Islands with the troop and on duty with it to July 24th, 1903; transferred to the 14th Cavalry Regiment on July 24th, 1903; with Troop D in General Leonard Wood's expeditions around Lake Lanao and in Jolo in 1903; commanded Troop A of the 14th Cavalry Regiment in the expedition up the Cottabato River against Dato Ali in March of 1904; serving as the Quartermaster aboard the Army Transport ‘Seward,' from June to August of 1904; promoted to Captain of Cavalry with the 5th Cavalry Regiment on July 8th, 1904; with the regiment at Fort Apache, Arizona, from October 22nd, 1904, to May 11th, 1905; at Fort Duchesne, Utah, to September 2nd, 1908, during which time he was on patrol duty at the Uintah Reservation to November of 1905; with the troop at Fort Wingate, New Mexico, from September of 1908 to January 2nd, 1909; with the troop in Honolulu, Hawaii, from January of 1909 to July of 1912; at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, from August 7th, 1912, to May 1st, 1913; at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, May 2nd to November 3rd, 1913; on strike duty at Prairie Creek, Arkansas, from November 6th, 1913, to February 14th, 1914; at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, from February 17th, 1914, to March 22nd, 1916; with the American Punitive Expedition into Mexico as the Regimental Adjutant of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, and as the Adjutant of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, from March 29th, 1916, to February 5th, 1917; at Camp Stewart in El Paso, Texas, from February 10th to April 29th, 1917; at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, serving as the Adjutant of the 1st Officers' Training Camp from May 1st to August 2, 1917; promoted to Major of Cavalry with the 21st Cavalry Regiment on May 15th, 1917; sick from August 2nd, 1917, to April 2nd, 1918; promoted temporarily to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry on August 5th, 1917; promoted temporarily to the rank of Colonel of Cavalry on February 7th, 1918; as the Provost Marshal at the Port of Embarkation at Newport News, Virginia, from April 2nd, 1918, to July 15th, 1918; as the Executive Officer at the Port of Embarkation from July 15th, 1918, to June 1st, 1919; commanding at Bassus, France, from July 2nd to August 15th, 1919, returned to the United States in command of the ‘America' from September 6th to 15th, 1919; commanding the Motor Transport, Hoboken and District of New York, at Hoboken, New Jersey, from October 2nd, 1919, to May 10th, 1920; commanding the Motor Transport at Fort Benning, Georgia, from May 15th to July 20th, 1920; returned to the rank of Major of Cavalry on June 11th, 1920; promoted to Colonel of Cavalry on July 1st, 1920; serving with the North Carolina National Guard Cavalry at Ashville, North Carolina, from July 28th, 1920, to July 30th, 1921; at the Army War College in Washington, D.C., as a Student Officer from August of 1921 to July 5th, 1922, when he was graduated; serving with the with Texas National Guard Cavalry at Dallas, Texas, from October 2nd, 1922, to February 15th, 1924; commanding the 5th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Clark, Texas from February 17th, 1924, to May 25th, 1928; serving as the Chief of Staff of the 77th Division, Organized Reserves, at New York City, New York, from June 8th, 1928, to 1933; commanding the 5th Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Clark, Texas, to March 8th, 1935; died on March 8th, 1935, at Ft. Clark, Texas.
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