Editing James Basevi Ord (section)

==World War I==
[[File:James B. Ord in 1918.jpg|thumb|left|165px|Ord in 1918]]
On 12 June 1915, Ord graduated 66th in his class, and was commissioned as a [[second lieutenant]] in the [[6th Infantry Regiment (United States)|6th Infantry]]. He was sent to Camp Cotton, in [[El Paso, Texas]], where he joined the [[13th Cavalry Regiment|13th Cavalry]] as an interpreter with the [[Pancho Villa Expedition]]. He was wounded in the [[Battle of Parral]] on 12 April 1916, and was recommended for the [[Medal of Honor]], but instead received the [[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Distinguished Service Medal]].{{sfn|Cullum|1920|p=1756}} His citation read:{{quote|for exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility, as follows: While serving as second lieutenant, 6th Infantry, attached to the 13th Cavalry, in action at Parral, Mexico, April 12, 1916, after being himself wounded, he dismounted from his horse under heavy fire, placed a wounded man on a horse, and assisted him from the field.{{sfn|Cullum|1920|p=1756}} }}

Ord was promoted to [[first lieutenant]] with the [[5th Cavalry Regiment|5th Cavalry]] on 1 July 1916. He was attached the headquarters of the Punitive Expedition until it was disbanded on 10 February 1917. He was placed in charge of a refugee camp in [[Columbus, New Mexico]], which subsequently moved to [[San Antonio, Texas]]. He was then posted to the [[54th Infantry Regiment (United States)|54th Infantry]] at Chickamauga Park, Georgia, on 24 June 1917. On 16 July 1917, he joined the staff of the Reserve Officer's Training Camp at [[Fort Oglethorpe (Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia)|Fort Oglethorpe]], Georgia. Then, on 15 September 1917, he returned to West Point, initially as an instructor in modern languages, and then, from 20 September 1917, in tactics. From 18 May to 25 November 1918, he was an intelligence officer and Assistant Military Attaché in [[The Hague]].{{sfn|Cullum|1920|p=1756}} He was awarded the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]].{{sfn|Cullum|1930|pp=1078–1079}}