in sett ▁Pr ing le ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁– ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁distinguished ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Pr ing le , ▁born ▁in ▁Ge or get own , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁and ▁commission ed ▁en sign ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁▁ ▁For ▁his ▁service ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁for ▁exception ally ▁mer itor ious ▁service ▁in ▁a ▁duty ▁of ▁great ▁responsibility ▁as ▁command ing ▁officer , ▁Mel ville ▁and ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁Dest roy er ▁Fl ot illas , ▁European ▁W aters . ▁ ▁Pr ing le ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Naval ▁War ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁staff ▁member ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 3 – 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁college ' s ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 – 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁Att aining ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁his ▁commands ▁included ▁the ▁destroy er ▁; ▁; ▁Fl ot illa ▁ 2 , ▁Dest roy er ▁Force , ▁Atlantic ▁Fle et ; ▁; ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁;