John F. O'Ryan
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John Francis O'Ryan (August 21, 1874 - January 29, 1961), General of the 27th Division during World War I.
[edit] Career
John F. O'Ryan was the General of the 27th Infantry Division of the United States during World War I.
During the mid 1920s he was New York State Transit Commissioner, and was also involved in the early passenger aviation industry. He briefly held the position of New York City Police Commissioner from January 1 to September 24 of 1934.[1] In 1940 Maj. Gen. O'Ryan, according to the Washington Post of July 16, 1940, was registered with the State Department as an agent of the Japanese government.[2] This was probably just after heading an economic mission to Japan in June of that year. [3] He more than likely cut ties with the Japanese before or shortly after Pearl Harbor was bombed.
During World War II he was involved in the civil defense matters in New York State. After his retirement, in 1952 a New York National Guard training area in Wethersfield, New York was dedicated in his honor, Camp O'Ryan. General O'Ryan died at South Salem, New York on January 29, 1961.[4]
[edit] External links
- Oryan Roughnecks
- Digger History
- ARMY COURT DEALS SWIFT PUNISHMENT - July 22, 1916
- O'Ryan, World War General, Registers as Japanese Agent; The Washington Post; July 16, 1940
- O'RYAN OFF FOR JAPAN ON ECONOMIC MISSION; General Heads Committee to Spur Trade Relations, New York Times, June 10, 1940
- Gen. O'Ryan Dead; Headed the 27th, New York Times, Jan 31, 1961 article
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/pchistory.html
- ^ O'Ryan, World War General, Registers as Japanese Agent, The Washington Post, July 16, 1940
- ^ O'RYAN OFF FOR JAPAN ON ECONOMIC MISSION; General Heads Committee to Spur Trade Relations, New York Times, June 10, 1940
- ^ Annual Report 1961, (New York) Division of Military and Naval Affairs, Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller - Commander in Chief, Maj. Gen. A. C. O'Hara - Chief of Staff - New York Army National Guard - New York Naval Militia - New York Air National Guard - New York Guard
- Yockelson, Mitchell A. (2008-05-30). Borrowed Soldiers: Americans under British Command, 1918, Foreword by John S. D. Eisenhower, University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806139197.
