Background
FORD, Lilian Barnes was born in 1877 in Rochester, New York, United States. Daughter of Charles R. and Mary Elizabeth (Kennedy) Barnes.
FORD, Lilian Barnes was born in 1877 in Rochester, New York, United States. Daughter of Charles R. and Mary Elizabeth (Kennedy) Barnes.
Nazareth Academy, Rochester.
Y. In charge of Returned Soldier Department of Red Cross Home Service, during World War.
Member: Rochester Big Sisters. Girl Scout Council of Rochester. Regional Committee of Girl Scouts of American.
American Association of United States Attorney. B. November 20, 1898, New Haven, Connecticut. S. Frank F. and Anna (McNulty) Ford.
Education Yale College, Bachelor of Arts, 1921. Yale Law School, Bachelor of Laws, 1923. M. Dorothy E. Hugo. SeRt.
5, 1923, New Haven, Connecticut Appointed Assistant United States Attorney, January since 1928. Clubs: Young Men s S.O.S. of American Army, 1919. G-l, Base Section No.
9, Antwerp, Belgium. 1919. Assumed command American Troops. Antwerp, August 1919.
On duty with Purchase, Storage and Traffic Division., War Department General Staff, 1919. Transferred, Assistant Chief of Staff, Northeastern Department, Boston. Massachusetts, 1920; member, War Plans Division., War Department General Staff, 1921-1925.
Assigned to 17th Infantry., Fort Omaha, Nebraska, 1925. Command, 17th Infantry., Fort Crook, Nebraska, 1925. Promoted Colonel, Infantry., 1927 and assigned as Senior Instructor. and Division.
Instructor., 26th Division., Massachusetts National. Guard, 1927; professor., Military Science and Tactics, Mississippi A. & M. College, Starkville, Mississippi, 1916-1917. Awarded, Distinguished Service Medal., 1919, Cross of Order L’Etoile Noir, Officer Legion of Honor, France, 1919.
Selected member, Initial General Staff Eligible List, 1920. Awarded. Congressional Campaign Medals during Spanish-American War, 1898, Philippine Insurrection, 1899-1902, 1906, Mexican Campaign, 1913-1916, Victory Medal with three bars, 1917-1918. Also two citations. Member: Delaware Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Massachusetts Society, The Order of Founders and Patriots of American.
Huguenot Society of New England. District of Columbia Society Mayflower Descendants. Military Order of Carabao.
Military Order of the World War. 80th Division. Vet. Association. Society American Wars.
Knights of Pythias.; F. & Master of Arts. National. Sojourners. Heroes of ’76; Army Athletic Association Clubs: St. Nicholas (New York City), Army and Navy (Washington, District of Columbia, Boston, Massachusetts), Canopy (Boston).
Spouse Richard T. Ford, February 9, 1898, Rochester, N.