James R. Wasson

James R. Wasson
The Evening Item (Richmond, Indiana), December 14, 1894
Born	(1847-01-11)January 11, 1847 Harrison Township, Champaign County, Ohio, U.S.
Died	February 17, 1923(1923-02-17) (aged 76) Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
Allegiance	United States Empire of Japan
Service / branch	United States Army Imperial Japanese Army
Rank	Major (USA) Colonel (Japan)
Battles / wars	American Civil War Red River Campaign Taiwan Expedition of 1874 Spanish–American War Philippine Revolution
Awards	Order of the Rising Sun

James Robert Wasson (1847–1923) was a U.S. Army officer hired by the Meiji government of the Empire of Japan as a foreign advisor and later as officer in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army. He is noted as the first non-Japanese to be honored with the Order of the Rising Sun.