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John Joseph Pershing GCB (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), [a] nicknamed "Black Jack", was an American army general who served as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during World War I from 1917 to 1920.
American Expeditionary Forces Commander in Chief, General John J. Pershing in 1917.. President Woodrow Wilson initially planned to give command of the AEF to Gen. Frederick Funston, but after Funston's sudden death in February 1917, Wilson appointed Major General John J. Pershing in May, and Pershing remained in command for the rest of the war.
John J. Pershing General of the Armies, is a public artwork by American artist Robert White, located at the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.. John J. Pershing General of the Armies was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1994.
General John J. Pershing, Commanding I Corps. Order of Battle of I Corps. Major General Hunter Liggett, Commanding 28th Division (Maj. Gen. Charles H. Muir) 35th Division (Maj. Gen. Peter E. Traub) 77th Division (Maj. Gen. Robert Alexander) Reserve: 92nd Division (Maj. Gen. Charles C. Ballou) III Corps Major General Robert Lee Bullard, Commanding
The Battle of Château-Thierry was fought on July 1, 1918 and was one of the first actions of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) under General John J. Pershing. It was a battle in World War I as part of the Second Battle of the Marne, initially prompted by a German Spring Offensive. German and local actions at Château-Thierry recommenced ...
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 ...
Pierce the Hindenburg Line: The primary objective of the Allied forces, particularly the AEF under the command of General John J. Pershing, was to breach the heavily fortified Hindenburg Line and advance beyond it. The Hindenburg Line was a series of heavily fortified defensive positions, including trenches, barbed wire entanglements, machine ...
Pershing, John J. (1931). My Experiences in the World War. New York, NY: Fredrick A. Stokes Company. OCLC 394688. Rinaldi, Richard A. (2004). The U.S. Army in World War I – Orders of Battle. Takoma Park, MD: Tiger Lily Publications. ISBN 0-9720296-4-8. Stewart, Richard W (2005). The United States Army in a Global Era, 1917–2003. American ...