Background
Jordan, Richard Henry was born on September 8, 1877 in Haymarket, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles Edward and Alice Melville (Moore) Jordan.
Lieutenant Colonel United States Army
Jordan, Richard Henry was born on September 8, 1877 in Haymarket, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles Edward and Alice Melville (Moore) Jordan.
Student Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1893-1897, C.E., 1919. Student United States Military Academy, 1897-1899. Graduate Coast Artillery School, Fort Monroe, 1910.
Commnd. Second lieutenant Coast Artillery, 1901, and promoted through grades to brigadier general, 1936. Had charge of gold star mothers pilgrimage to American cemeteries in Europe, 1932-1933. Mil attache to Brazil, 1919-1920.
Chief of Transportation Division, O.Q.-M.G., 1936-1940.
Member Military Order of the World War, Military Order of Carabao. Clubs: Army and Navy, Army and Navy Country.
Spouse Frances Bell, February 29, 1920, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.