Category: Military Order of the Dragon

Categories: Fraternal Organizations | United States Lineage Societies

The Military Order of the Dragon was an exclusive fraternal order founded in 1900 by members of the China Relief Expedition, a U.S. military force that participated in the Boxer Rebellion in Imperial China.

Following custom, the officers of the China Relief Expedition assembled in Peking just prior to the reduction of the expeditionary force, an organization of a society to perpetuate the associations formed during the expedition was created. Meetings of officers were held October 1, 2, and 3, 1900, resulting in the adoption of a name for the society, a constitution, officers, etc.

It was expected that this society would, in years to come, have a standing and historical interest similar to the well-known Aztec Society and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Its alliance with other kindred societies of other nations would undoubtedly tend to preserve acquaintance and friendships, which might otherwise be lost, and keep open the door for very desirable friendly exchanges, of a social and professional nature, with foreign officers.

For the list of members who belonged or were eligible to join the society, please explore Military Order of the Dragon, 1900-1911.

Military Order of the Dragon

A

James Aleshire 31 Oct 1856 Gallipolis, OH - 01 Jun 1925

B

William Banister Oct 1861 Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States - 01 May 1935

Reginald Belknap 26 Jun 1871 Grove Place, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts - 30 Mar 1959

Augustus Blocksom 07 Nov 1854 Muskingum, Ohio, United States - 26 Jul 1931

Guy Boileau 27 Sep 1870 india - Dec 1962

Andre Brewster 09 Dec 1862 Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, United States - 27 Mar 1942

Smedley Butler 30 Jul 1881 West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Jun 1940

C

De Rosey Cabell 07 Jul 1861 Charleston, Franklin, Arkansas, United States - 15 Mar 1924

Adna Chaffee 14 Apr 1842 Orwell, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States - 01 Nov 1914

Adna Chaffee 22 Sep 1884 Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States - 22 Aug 1941

C cont.

Charles Coolidge 19 Jul 1844 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Jun 1926

Malin Craig 05 Aug 1875 Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States - 25 Jul 1945

G

Leslie Groves 22 Jun 1856 Clinton, Kirkland, Oneida, New York, United States - 21 Nov 1939

H

James Hayes 20 Mar 1856 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA - 26 Jul 1934

Charles Humphrey 02 Sep 1844 Cortland, Cortland, New York, United States - 04 Jun 1926

I

Francis Ives 19 Jul 1857 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 27 Nov 1908

K

Charles Kilbourne 23 Dec 1872 Fort Myer Heights, Arlington County, Virginia, USA - 12 Nov 1963

L

Louis Little 16 Jan 1878 New York City, New York, United States - 16 Jul 1960

M

Bowman McCalla 19 Jun 1844 Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States - 06 May 1910

M cont.

Franklin Moses Nov 1860 South Carolina, United States - 26 Sep 1914

John Myers 29 Jan 1871 Wiesbaden, Germany - 17 Apr 1951

N

Wendell Neville 12 May 1870 Portsmouth, Virginia, United States - 08 Jul 1930

S

George Scriven 21 Feb 1854 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - abt 07 Mar 1940

George Steele 19 Jun 1879 Marion, Grant, Indiana, United States - 08 Feb 1955

T

John Taylor 13 Jan 1865 Washington, DC, USA - 31 Mar 1949

W

Alfred Waldersee 08 Apr 1832 Potsdam, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia in the German Confederation - 05 Mar 1904

Littleton Waller 26 Sep 1856 York, Virginia, United States - 13 Jul 1926

Ira Welborn 13 Feb 1874 Mico, Jones, Mississippi, United States - 13 Jul 1956

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