James Lowell "Walking Jim" Richardson Jr. (12 June 1909 – 20 January 1987) was a United States Army lieutenant general during the Cold War.

A graduate of West Point who began his military service in the 1930s, Richardson served in Europe during the final months of World War II.

In 1962 to 1963 he commanded a joint task force deployed to Thailand in response to the Laos Crisis, then served as deputy chief of staff for personnel.

[3] Richardson graduated from Nebraska City High School and received an appointment to West Point, becoming one of the youngest members of the Class of 1930 there on 1 July 1926.

[4] Transferred to Hawaii in September 1934, he served a year there with the 19th Infantry Regiment at Schofield Barracks and extended his tour there for another two with the military police company at Fort Shafter in December 1935.

[5] In August 1941, he was sent back to West Point as a tactical officer with the Corps of Cadets, serving as commander of the infantry detachment and provost marshal.

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, and received the Legion of Merit for the coordinating operations of Task Force Herren, drawn from three regiments of the division, in the Rhineland Campaign with "only a skeleton staff" at his disposal.

[5] Returning to the United States to study at the Naval War College in mid-1947, Richardson was assigned to the G-3 Section of the Army General Staff as operations and plans officer in The Pentagon in June 1948 following his graduation.

[5] When Joint Task Force 116 was organized by USARPAC to assist the Royal Thai Army following the Laos Crisis, Richardson became its commander due to his experience dealing with guerrillas in the Philippines.

Richardson ended his career as commanding general of the Sixth United States Army at the Presidio of San Francisco between 1 August 1965 and July 1967.

[5] Following his retirement, Richardson spent a decade working for H&R Block, teaching tax preparation and representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service.