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General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing GCB (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed " Black Jack ", was a senior American United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during World War I from 1917 to 1920.
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John Joseph Pershing (Laclede, 13 de setembro de 1860 – Washington, D.C., 15 de julho de 1948) foi um militar norte-americano do Exército dos Estados Unidos que conduziu as Forças Expedicionárias Americanas na Primeira Guerra Mundial entre 1917 e 1918.
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1 de abr. de 2024 · World War I. battles of the Meuse-Argonne. John J. Pershing (born September 13, 1860, Laclede, Missouri, U.S.—died July 15, 1948, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. Army general who commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe during World War I. Pershing graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1886.
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Pershing was born in 1860 near the small Missouri town of Laclede. While still a teenager, he got a job teaching at a school for African American students. After seeing an advertisement for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Pershing applied and won acceptance in 1882. He graduated four years later, ranking 30th in a class of 77. Pershing spe...
After spending several years teaching military science and tactics at the University of Nebraska (where he also obtained his law degree) and returning to West Point as an instructor, Pershing headed to Cuba to fight in the Spanish-American War. In 1898, he and the 10th Cavalry Regiment fought bravely in the Battles of Santiago and San Juan Hill alo...
After another tour in the Philippines from 1906-13, Pershing returned to the United States, where he was stationed at the Presidio in San Francisco and placed in command of the Army’s 8th Brigade. In August 1915, while Pershing and his men were on assignment in Fort Bliss, Texas to defend the southern border from attacks by Mexican bandits, a fire ...
After the United States entered World War I in 1917, Wilson bypassed five other major-generals to appoint Pershing as commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF). U.S. armed forces expanded quickly during the conflict, and Pershing was tasked with turning some 2 million relatively inexperienced troops into a professional fighting force. Soo...
When Pershing returned home, Congress made him only the second person (after George Washington) to be honored with the rank of “General of the Armies of the United States.” As the war’s greatest American hero, he was considered a possible president, but failed to win the 1920 Republican nomination. He served as U.S. Army chief of staff from 1921 to...
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John J. Pershing was a U.S. Army general who led American forces in World War I and World War II. He commanded the AEF during World War I and the Allied forces in World War II, and was a commander of the AEF in World War I. He also served as U.S. Army chief of staff and a Pulitzer Prize winner.
24 de abr. de 2015 · Learn about the life and achievements of General John J. Pershing, who commanded the American Expeditionary Force in World War I and led the Allied forces against German resistance. Find out about his early years, family, military career, and legacy on Biography.com.
16 de jul. de 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, the most celebrated American soldier of the early 20th century. From his early days as a cavalryman to his command of the Allied Expeditionary Force in World War I, he was a dashing leader who faced challenges and enemies with his iron will and force of personality.
27 de mai. de 2019 · Gen. John J. Pershing and World War I, 1917–1918. Closed May 27, 2019. The desk from General John J. Pershing’s war room, together with a full-size reproduction of the wall map on which he tracked troop movements, were featured in a landmark display for the Museum’s third floor east.
