Background
Bain, Jarvis Johnson was born on May 2, 1880 in Martinsville, Indiana, United States. Son of James Gallagher and Sallie (Johnson) Bain.
Bain, Jarvis Johnson was born on May 2, 1880 in Martinsville, Indiana, United States. Son of James Gallagher and Sallie (Johnson) Bain.
Preparatory education, high school, Martinsville. Graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1905. Graduate Garrison Schools, United States Army, 1907, Engineer School, 1908, School of The Lincolnshire (distinguished graduate), 1921, General staff schedul, 1922, Army War College, 1923.
Commissioned Second lieutenant Civil Engineer, June 13, 1905. Promoted through grades lieutenant colonel Duty with engineer troops, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Fort.
Mason, California, 1905-1907. Member War Plans Division General Staff, 1923-1927. Member faculty Command General Staff School Fort Leavenworth Kansas, August, 1931-1935.
Member Mississippi River Commission, 1929-1930.
Served as private, Spanish-American War. Member Society American Military Engineers, Association Graduates United States Military Academy.
Clubs: Bennie Havens, Keystone Athletic (Pittsburgh).
Married Edith Ralston, of Nineveh, Johnson Company, Indiana, December 25, 1905. Children: James Gallagher, Joan Botsford.