Brief Life History of James Gordon
When James Gordon Harding was born on 25 August 1907, in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States, his father, James Newton Harding, was 22 and his mother, Eleanor Frances Patton, was 22. He lived in Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, United States in 1935 and Fort Liberty, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 29 March 1959, at the age of 51, and was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
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- James G Harding, "United States Census, 1940"
- James Gordon Harding, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- James Harding, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1918
In 1918, the Chief of Field Artillery, General William J. Snow, seeking an area having suitable terrain, adequate water, rail facilities and a climate for year-round training, decided that the area now known as Fort Bragg met all of the desired criteria. Consequently, Camp Bragg came into existence on Sept. 4, 1918. Camp Bragg was named for a native North Carolinian Gen. Braxton Bragg for his actions during the Mexican-American war.
1922
One year later, Sept. 30, 1922, Camp Bragg became Fort Bragg, a permanent Army post. Under the direction of General Bowley, development of the fort progressed rapidly. Parade grounds, training facilities, baseball diamonds and other athletic facilities were constructed to lend a permanent air to Camp Bragg. Because Camp Bragg was the only reservation in the United States with room enough to test the latest in Airborne Artillery long range artillery weapons, the Field Artillery Board was transferred here from Fort Sill, Okla., on Feb. 1, 1922. The Camp was redesignated as Fort Bragg, Sept. 30, 1922.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Harding (Old English Hearding, literally ‘the hard one’ a derivative of Old English heard ‘hard, harsh, strong, firm, brave’). The surname was first taken to Ireland in the 15th century, and more families of the name settled there 200 years later in Tipperary and surrounding counties.
North German and Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’, or a habitational name from a farm named Harding, of the same etymology.
History: Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923), the 29th president of the US, was born on a farm in OH, of English and Scottish stock on his father's side. Early American bearers of this very common name include Joseph Harding who died at Plymouth in 1633. His great-great grandson Seth was a naval officer during the American Revolution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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James Gordon Harding Birth: Aug. 25, 1907 Death: Mar. 29, 1959 , Burial: Willamette National Cemetery Portland Multnomah County Oregon, USA Plot: T, 0, 1297 Imported from: US Veteran's Affairs …
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