Major General James Garesche Ord (October 18, 1886 – April 17, 1960) was a United States Army officer who briefly commanded the 28th Infantry Division and was Chairman of the Joint Brazil–U.S.

J. Garesche Ord, nicknamed "Sunny" and "Garry," was born at Fort Lewis near Durango, Colorado, on April 18, 1886.

[5][6] James Garesche Ord graduated from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, in 1909 and received his commission as a second lieutenant of Infantry.

(The Infantry Board was one of several panels the Army used to consider modernization of training, tactics, weapons and vehicles in the years before World War II.

[16] In 1940 Ord was assigned as a Regular Army observer and advisor for the Pennsylvania National Guard, responsible for taking steps to improve individual and collective readiness for the 28th Infantry Division during the train-up in advance of World War II.

From February to June, 1942 Ord commanded the 28th Infantry Division, capitalizing on the relationships he had developed while advising the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1940.

[23][24] Ord retired in 1946 and resided in Washington, D.C., until his death from a heart attack at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on April 17, 1960.