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The tank was named after General of the Armies John J. Pershing, who led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I. The M26 was intended as a replacement of the M4 Sherman, [2] but a prolonged development period meant that only a small number saw combat in Europe.
General John J. Pershing (left), C-in-C of the AEF in France, and Major General William H. Johnston, commanding the 91st Division, in the Argonne forest, October 26, 1918 American forces first saw serious action during the summer of 1918, contributing eight large divisions, alongside 24 French ones, at the Second Battle of the Marne .
The M26 Pershing was named after General John J. Pershing who led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe in World War I. It was designed at the end of World War II, but saw little combat action due to its late introduction into service.
John J. Pershing – from October 1895 until mid-1897, First Lieutenant (later General) Pershing commanded a troop of the 10th Cavalry Regiment from Fort Assinniboine in north central Montana. In 1898 in Cuba, Major Pershing served as a regimental officer who participated in the assault on Kettle Hill (part of the San Juan heights) and took ...
General John J. Pershing, Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). Concerning armored support, the 35th Division was completed by the 1st Tank Brigade (under George S. Patton) with 127 American-crewed Renault FT light tank and 28 French-crewed Schneider medium tanks. The 3rd US Tank brigade with 250 French-crewed tank was ...
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 ...
Jacques, Diaz, Foch, Pershing, and Beatty were at the 1921 groundbreaking.. The groundbreaking ceremony on November 1, 1921, was attended by 200,000 people, [9] including Vice President Calvin Coolidge, Lieutenant General Baron Jacques of Belgium, Admiral of the Fleet Lord Beatty of Great Britain, General Armando Diaz of Italy, Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France, General of the Armies John J ...
General John J. Pershing, commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), requested in September 1917 that 600 heavy and 1,200 light tanks be produced in the United States. When Pershing assumed command of the AEF and went to France, he took Lt. Col. George Patton , who became interested in tanks.