| George Jacob Richards | |
| Birth Date: | 12 April 1891 |
| Birth Place: | Easton, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Death Place: | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Placeofburial: | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Servicenumber: | 0-3771 |
| Serviceyears: | 1915−1953 |
| Rank: | Major General |
| Unit: | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Battles: | World War I World War II |
| Awards: | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit |
Major General George Jacob Richards (April 12, 1891 – October 1, 1984) was a United States Army officer who was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit during World War II.[1] He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Commissioned into the United States Army Corps of Engineers in June 1915, he served in the United States during World War I and, during the interwar period, he attended the Naval War College from July 1937 to March 1938.[2]