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General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing GCB (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), [a] 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.
General John J. Pershing presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant Samuel Woodfill of Company M, 60th Infantry, 5th Division, outside Pershing's headquarters at Chaumont, France, February 1919. On September 26 the Meuse–Argonne offensive began. The offensive lasted for forty-seven days and left tens of thousands dead, with many more ...
Richard Bolles Paddock (1859–1901) was a United States Army officer, close friend and brother-in-law to John J. Pershing, and one of the few American officers who died while on duty in China during the Boxer Rebellion.
Pershing owes its name and school nickname to General John J. Pershing, whose American Expeditionary Forces troops — nicknamed the Doughboys — came to the aid of Allied armies fighting on the ...
Main article: John J. Pershing General of the Armies John J. Pershing Birth name John Joseph Pershing Nickname(s) "Black Jack" Born (1860-09-13) September 13, 1860 Laclede, Missouri, U.S. Died July 15, 1948 (1948-07-15) (aged 87) Walter Reed General Hospital Washington, D.C., U.S. Buried Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. Allegiance United States Service/ branch ...
William Corcoran Eustis (July 20, 1862 – November 24, 1921) was a captain in the United States Army and the personal assistant to General John J. Pershing during World War I. [1] He was chairman of the inauguration committee for the first inauguration of Woodrow Wilson in 1913 and started the Loudoun Hunt in 1894. [2]
Several Republican leaders supported Wood for the role of commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, but the Woodrow Wilson administration selected John J. Pershing. After Roosevelt's death in 1919, many of Roosevelt's former supporters backed Wood for the presidential nomination at the 1920 Republican National Convention.
Pershing succeeded March as Army chief of staff in the permanent grade of general, and served from 1921 to 1924. [ 166 ] [ ao ] The grade lapsed with his retirement, leaving the rank of major general as the highest available grade in the peacetime Army, and his two-star successors, John L. Hines and Charles P. Summerall , outranked by their ...