Background
RICHARDSON, Robert C. was born on October 27, 1882 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Robert C. and Julia Anna (Driscoll) Richardson.
Lieutenant Colonel United States Army
RICHARDSON, Robert C. was born on October 27, 1882 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Robert C. and Julia Anna (Driscoll) Richardson.
College, of Charleston, 1900. United States Military Academy, 1904. University of Grenoble, France, Special Course, summer of 1908.
Various Military Schools. University of Portiers, Tours, France, summer of 1924.
Y. Second Lieutenant, 14 Cavalry, 1904. Assistant Prof, of English, United States Military Academy, 1914-1916. Assigned to Operations Section, General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, 1918.
Appointed to General Staff, 1918. Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry., 1918. Escorted Allied Missions, British, Belgian, Italian, in St. Mihiel Offensive, September 12-14, 1918.
Colonel of Cavalry, 1918. G.-3 Representative of Advance General Headquarters., Treve6, Germany, December 1918- January 1919. At Paris with War Damages Board, Peaoe Commission, January-February 1919.
Military Attache, American Embassy, Rome, Italy, 1926-1928. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, 1928. Appointed Commandant of Cadets, since 1929.
Officer of Legion of Honor (French). Officer of Order of Leopold (Belgian). Officer of Order of St. Maurizio and St. Lazarus (Italy).
Allied Victory Medal, four stars. Distinguished Service Medal.
Member: American Legion of Italy (Past Commander). American Legion. Clubs: Army and Navy (Manila, Philippine Islands and Washington, D C.), Ends of the Earth (New York City).
Spouse Lois Elbertine Farman, November 18, 1916, Warsaw, N.