Reaganite Independent: General John 'Black Jack' Pershing.
John J. Pershing was a U.S. Army general who commanded the American troops in Europe during World War I. His nickname was Black Jack.

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General John “Black Jack” Pershing. August 15, 2017. 0. 420. Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest. WhatsApp. The chronicle of the life of a man who embodied every great part of American leadership from the past; then became the model for every American General in the future. John Pershing was first General to hold the official rank of General of the Armies of the United States. It is a rare club.

General John J. Pershing personally led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I. Synopsis John J. Pershing was born in Laclede, Missouri, on September 13, 1860.

General John J Pershing. General John Joseph “Black Jack” Pershing was commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I. Pershing admired this portrait by Moses Dykaar, and a close friend of his, General George Squier, organized a campaign to buy the bust.

On this day in 1948, Gen. John Joseph “Black Jack” Pershing died of coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where he had lived since 1944.

General John “Black Jack” Pershing was told to assemble a small army, head into Mexico, and get Villa, dead or alive. The last hurrah for the U.S. cavalry, the “Punitive Expedition” marked America’s first use of armored tanks, airplanes, and trucks against an enemy. One of the deputies Pershing would choose was a recent West Point graduate named George Patton. The expedition brought.