James Harbord Military person

James Guthrie Harbord (March 21, 1866 – August 20, 1947) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army and President and Chairman of the Board of RCA.Harbord was born in Bloomington, Illinois, and raised in Bushong, Kansas and Manhattan, Kansas. He graduated from Kansas State Agricultural College in 1886, and thereafter worked as an instructor at the college for two years. In 1889, he enlisted in the Army, and in 1891 he received a commission.

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Alias (AKA)	Harbord James Guthrie
Birth date	March 21, 1866
Birth place	Bloomington Illinois
Date of death	August 20, 1947
Place of death	Rye (city) New York

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award	Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
military operations	Mexican Border Service Medal Mexican Revolution World War I Battle of Belleau Wood Battle of Château-Thierry (1918)
military branch	United States Army
military command	2nd Division (Army) 4th Marine Brigade
service start	1889
service end	1922