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7 de ene. de 2019 · John J. Pershing (born September 13, 1860, in Laclede, MO) steadily progressed up through the ranks of the military to become the decorated leader of US forces in Europe during World War I. He was the first to rank as General of the Armies of United States. Pershing died at Walter Reed Army Hospital on July 15, 1948.
8 de oct. de 2014 · John J. Pershing led all American forces during World War I. He emphasized staff work and offensive operations and fought successfully to keep all U.S. forces under his control. Although success during the St. Mihiel operation appeared to validate Pershing’s aggressive tactics, the bloody and controversial Meuse-Argonne campaign muddied his operational legacy.
The recent decision to turn Pershing Park, near the White House, into a National World War I Memorial has re-focused attention on the commander of the American Expeditionary Force (A.E.F.)----General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing.The man himself had a wide and varied career even before the War. Early Life. If not quite born in a log cabin, Pershing’s beginnings were humble enough.
John J. Pershing. 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. Pershing rejeitou os pedidos britânicos e franceses para que as ...
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, född 13 september 1860 i Laclede i Linn County, Missouri, död 15 juli 1948 i Washington, D.C., var en amerikansk general.Pershing blev brigadgeneral 1906, generalmajor 1916, general 1917 och utnämndes till General of the Armies of the United States i september 1919 (under the provisions of the Act of US Congress of 3 september 1919, Public Law 45).
John Joseph Pershing, más conocido como John J. Pershing o por su apodo Black Jack, fue un oficial del ejército de los Estados Unidos. Pershing es el único militar estadounidense que alcanzó en vida el rango de general de los Ejércitos, solo superado por George Washington a quien se le concedió retroactivamente con mayor antigüedad.
John J. Pershing. General of the Armies John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), was a general officer in the United States Army. He led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Pershing is the only person to be promoted in his own lifetime to the highest rank ever held in the United States Army.
