1926 Service uniform
Commanding General - Philippine Department

General Stanley H. Ford was born on January 30, 1877.

Upon completion of College he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the U.S. Army. During the Spanish American War, Ford serviced with the 16th Infantry in Cuba and the 25th in the Philippines.

After the war he served in a series of staff and command assignments, including Infantry and Quartermaster postings to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, Washington, D.C., and the installation now known as Fort Drum, New York. During WWI, he served as Assistant Chief of Staff of the 84th Infantry Division and Chief of Staff of the 27th Infantry Division.

After the war and completion of the General Staff College in 1920, he served as commander of the 16th Infantry Regiment from 1924-1926. Ford then served as Assistant Chief of Staff of the Army's Military Intelligence Division (1926-1930); Brigadier General and served as military attache in Paris, France, then commanded the 1st Brigade 1st Infantry Division; command of the Philippine Department.

In WWII he commanded the Second Army and oversaw execution of large scale maneuvers and exercises by active Army and National Guard troops that enhanced their readiness in anticipation of fighting in Europe and the Pacific.

In 1940 General Ford received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Ohio State University. He ended his military career in January 1941. His awards include Spanish Campaign Medal, Philippine Campaign Medal, Cuban Pacification Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, French Legion of Honor, and the Belgium Croix de Guerre.  

General Ford died at the Army's Carlisle Barracks on January 19, 1961, while en route to John F. Kennedy's inaugural. He was buried in Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery.