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	John J. Pershing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pershing would later admit to his sister that a desire to serve in the military was secondary to attending West Point and that he mainly applied to the school because the education offered was better than that of rural Missouri.
		Pershing reported for active duty on September 30, 1886 and was assigned to Troop L of the 6th Cavalry stationed at Fort Bayard, New Mexico.
		Pershing was authorized to create his insignia for the new rank but declined, wearing the four stars of a regular General for the duration of his career.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_J._Pershing (2710 words)

	UMC Pershing Rifle Company/General Pershing
		General Pershing was also the Professor of Military Science at the University of Nebraska and taught tactics at The United States Military Academy at West Point.
		General Pershing was a strict disciplinarian, cold, distant, and demanding, but known well for being fair and just, as well as, being a tireless organizer, and a courageous leader of men.
		Pershing would eventually rise to command American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during WW I and obtain the unprecedented rank of General of the Armies – a rank he actively held until his death at Walter Reed Hospital on July 15, 1948.
	www.geocities.com /mupershingrifles/blackjack.html (1479 words)

	Trenches on the Web - Bio: General John J. Pershing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Pershing had to form and train an army that grew in a year and a half to nearly 3,000,000 men.
		Pershing in 1923 on the prospects of another war.
		Pershing on keeping the AEF together as a fighting force.
	www.worldwar1.com /biocbjp.htm (177 words)

	First World War.com - Feature Articles - The Life of General John J. Pershing
		Upon his arrival at Nebraska, General Pershing found a few men, the interest in the battalion was weak, the discipline next to nothing, and the instincts of the faculty and president of the university were against the Cadet Corps.
		Pershing was ordered to go but was unable to do so because of complications of malaria he had contracted in Cuba and the Philippines.
		General Pershing cannot be too highly commended for his attitude and actions after the war.
	www.firstworldwar.com /features/pershing.htm (2463 words)

	John J. Pershing - Presidio of San Francisco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Pershing had never considered military life prior to his admission, but was attracted by the prospect of a first rate education.
		Pershing's exceptional work in the Philippines, particularly his leadership and organizational skills was noted as the official reason for advancement by President Roosevelt, an advocate of military reform that promotion should be based on merit not seniority.
		Pershing accepted the challenge: "There is no doubt in my mind then, or at any other time, of my ability to do my part, provided the Government would furnish men, equipment, and supplies." Pershing and his staff arrived in England on June 7, 1917.
	www.nps.gov /prsf/history/bios/pershing.htm (2170 words)

	General J J "Black Jack "Pershing
		Pershing then went about among the recent rebels, showing them that there was no animosity on the part of the Americans and that so long as they were peaceable they could count on friendliness and justice.
		General Pershing and a small staff, the nucleus of the staff he was to build up, sailed secretly from New York on the liner Baltic on May 28, 1917, and arrived in Liverpool on June 8.
		Pershing's program was delayed by his agreement to the shipping in British vessels until June, of American infantry and machine gunners to the exclusion of auxiliary troops necessary to the operation of an independent army, in order to help the Allies through the crises of early 1918.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-leaders/ww1/pershing.htm (5266 words)

	Today in History: July 15
		Pershing was born in Laclede, Missouri, on September 13, 1860, the first of six children.
		Pershing's later service in the Philippines and as military attaché in Japan, where he was official observer of the Russo-Japanese War, won him praise and promotion from President Theodore Roosevelt.
		General Pershing's patriotic message was recorded at American field headquarters during the battle of Picardy and Flanders on April 4, 1918.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/jul15.html (824 words)

	First World War.com - Who's Who - John Pershing
		Pershing commanded the Corps of Cadets when it crossed the Hudson from West Point to Garrison to stand and present arms while the funeral train of Ulysses S. Grant passed by.
		Pershing took up duty as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Nebraska in September 1891, a post he held for four years.
		During his varied military career Pershing performed frontier duty against the Sioux and Apache from 1886-90, where he won the Silver Star Medal; fought in the Cuban War in 1898; in the Philippines in 1903, cleaning up the Moro insurrectionists; and with the Japanese army during the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-5, as an observer.
	www.firstworldwar.com /bio/pershing.htm (594 words)

	MoDNR Missouri Resources-Resources to Explore Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Pershing was recipient of the highest military ranking his country had to offer, general of the armies of the United States; only George Washington shares this title.
		Pershing retired from active duty in 1924, at the age of 64.
		It was dedicated to the memory of the general and to the soldiers who fought under him in World War I. The dedication took place on Sept. 13, 1960, as part of a national centennial celebration to honor Gen. Pershing.
	www.dnr.state.mo.us /magazine/2000-01_winter/Resources_to_Explore.htm (1549 words)

	The American Experience \| MacArthur \| People & Events \| General John J. Pershing (1860-1948)
		Pershing's methods amounted to a caricature of leadership and a living definition of the martinet." Under different circumstances, however, the same iron will and force of personality would propel him to a remarkable career.
		Born in a small town in Missouri, Pershing served in the cavalry out West after graduating from the Academy, and later received a law degree from the University of Nebraska.
		What MacArthur failed to realize -- but thankfully Pershing did not -- was that this was a new type of war, the first fully mechanized global war in history, and it required a new kind of soldier.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/macarthur/peopleevents/pandeAMEX100.html (572 words)

	John Joseph Pershing, General of the Armies
		General Pershing is the First World War, and the proof of this lies in the fact that after over fifty years no other general's name comes readily to mind when that war is mentioned.
		Pershing was not an "overnight springer." Having previously commanded four brigade-sized expeditions in hostile territory, he respected the supply and administration "which come before all glory and without which there is no military diversion of fighting a war." Furthermore, Pershing had spent many years training men.
		Pershing was one of the leaders in the movement for the establishment of a Supreme Commander, as opposed to a Supreme War Council.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.com /johnjose.htm (9805 words)

	Pershing Auditorium - General Information
		Pershing offers a versatile facility for specatator events and a total of more than 44,000 square feet of exhibit space suitable for a variety of exhibitions, trade shows or hospitality events.
		Pershing Center is located in the shadow of the Nebraska State Capitol on Centennial Mall in downtown Lincoln.
		Pershing's experienced staff is eager to provide full service support to ensure the success of your event.
	pershingcenter.com /general_info (315 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Rumors of War (Pershing the Thought)
		Suffice it to say that General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing was part of the process as Governor of the troublesome Moro Province between 1909 and 1913.
		When they refused to obey Pershing's order banning firearms by surrendering their weapons, his response was to draft a letter to the Moros expressing sorrow that his soldiers had to resort to killing to enforce the order:
		Pershing's strategy was to surround the Moros and wait them out while attempting to induce them to surrender, a strategy that worked effectively: the Bud Dajo campaign ended with only twelve Moro casualties.
	snopes.com /rumors/pershing.htm (2371 words)

	pershing.general
		Pershing was determined to maintain the integrity of the AEF as an independent army, despite pressure from the Allied high command to use U.S. troops as replacement units in European divisions, many of which were exhausted from the setbacks of 1917.
		Pershing largely resisted these pressures, although, during the March-June 1918 German offensive threatening Paris, he was finally persuaded to release his troops temporarily to the inter-Allied commander Marshal Ferdinand Foch.
		Pershing was criticized for operational and logistic errors, but his creation of the AEF was a remarkable achievement.
	www.cresskillboro.com /pershing.htm (1381 words)

	BJ
		General Pershing is a performance and halter champion and as you will see below the results are well worth the effort.
		Pershing's LUKE SKYWALKER is a blood-bay john, 2 years old......he had a Tennessee Walker dam, more english type body....clips, trailers, etc.........Luke is a very pretty mule, but won't get very tall, probably 14.2..........
		Pershing's Dun Dreamin' (Maggie) is the object of their attention.
	members.aol.com /brayhaven/bj.htm (877 words)

	General Pershing cables No other organization since the world began has ever done such great constructive work with the ...
		General Pershing cables No other organization since the world began has ever done such great constructive work with the efficiency dispatch and understanding often under adverse circumstances than has been done in France by American Red Cross in the l WWI Posters
		General Pershing cables "No other organization since the world began has ever done such great constructive work with the efficiency, dispatch and understanding, often under adverse circumstances, than has been done in France by American Red Cross in the last six months." Poster showing a bust portrait of Pershing flanked by two red crosses.
		Description: General Pershing cables "No other organization since the world began has ever done such great constructive work with the efficiency, dispatch and understanding, often under adverse circumstances, than has been done in France by American Red Cross in the last six months." Poster showing a bust portrait of Pershing flanked by two red crosses.
	www.rainfall.com /posters/WWI/733.htm (403 words)

	First World War.com - Primary Documents - General Pershing on Military Operations in Mexico, 30 March 1916
		To that end Funston placed General John Pershing in command of the expedition.
		As these were gathering along the Mexican border President Carranza backed down, releasing a group of captured U.S. troops and despatching a note of apology on 4 July 1916, in which he suggested convening a conference to prevent future issues.
		Reproduced below is General Pershing's brief official report dated 30 March 1916 regarding the dispersal of Pancho Villa's forces.
	www.firstworldwar.com /source/mexico_pershing.htm (568 words)

	Black Jack Pershing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Between 1899 and 1903, Pershing was assigned to the Philippines in Northern Mindanao during the Moro campaign.
		In early 1914, Pershing patrolled the Mexican Border, with the Buffalo Soldiers, leaving his wife and his four young children in quarters at the Presidio of San Francisco.
		Pershing organized and commanded the Mexican Punitive Expedition, a combined armed force of 10,000 men that penetrated 350 miles into Mexico and routed General Pancho Villa's revolutionaries, severely wounding Villa himself.
	www.nps.gov /pwso/honor/pershing.htm (260 words)

	Pershing
		Pershing was a professor of the military and of science and tactics, he also received his degree in 1893.
		Pershing was also in the Spanish-American War and the Russo-Japanese War, here he was appointed appointed the Observer with the Japanese arm and got the nickname BlackJack from serving with a fl regiment.
		Pershing announced in all major newspapers across America, the need for telephone operators for duty with Signal Corps in France in 1917.
	www.kyrene.k12.az.us /SCHOOLS/AKIMEL/studentproj/social/kate/kated1.html (361 words)

	Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home SHS - Home - Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites, MoDNR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		There is little in Pershing's boyhood history to suggest that one day he would become a national war hero.
		Pershing was born Sept. 13, 1860, and moved into the Gothic nine-room house in Laclede with his family at age six.
		In 1917, Pershing was sent to France as Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I and two years later was named General of the Armies of the United States by a special act of Congress.
	www.mostateparks.com /pershingsite.htm (221 words)

	John J. Pershing
		Pershing gained further military experience in the Philippines (1903) and with the Japanese Army during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05).
		In 1917 Pershing was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe.
		After the war Pershing was highly critical of the Treaty of Versailles.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /FWWpershing.htm (221 words)

	General Pershing's Unique Approach to Terrorism - BreakTheChain.org
		So General Pershing captured 50 terrorists and had them tied to posts execution style.
		Pershing was born in Laclede, Missouri, not Mississippi.
		Pershing biographer, Dr. Frank E. Vandiver, told Urban Legends expert, David Emery, that he has found no historical account of such a strategy and feels that such actions would run counter to what is know of Pershing's character.
	www.breakthechain.org /exclusives/pershing.html (828 words)

	World War One - General Pershing's Own Story
		The General Staff is naturally divided into five groups, each with its chief who is an assistant to the Chief of the General Staff.
		The French were generous in giving us assistance in corps and army artillery, with its personnel, and we were confident from the start of our superiority over the enemy in guns of all calibres.
		In the general attack all along the line, the operation assigned the American army as the hinge of this Allied offensive was directed toward the important railroad communications of the German armies through Mezieres and Sedan.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles26/world-war-one-59.shtml (5309 words)

	Classic Edition - CB&Q General Pershing Zephyr
		The General Pershing Zephyr was the ninth Zephyr to join the growing fleet of stainless steel Burlington trains.
		Because this new train passed near the birthplace and boyhood home of famous World War I General John G. Pershing, the train was christened the General Pershing Zephyr.
		The locomotive was named Silver Charger after Pershing's horse, Charger (the General first having been a cavalryman), while the cars were named for emblems of rank for Army commissioned officers - Silver Leaf, Silver Eagle and Silver Star.
	www.railwayclassics.com /ce03.htm (728 words)

	NHQ.PershingRifles.com - General Pershing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This sultan held a strongly fortified position in the hills to the west of Lake Lanao with 600 fanaticaltribesmen.
		While spending the following winter as usual at Tucson, Ariz., General Pershing suffered a severe rheumatic attack, which was complicated by a heart condition.
		In the next month the General was well enough to travel by train to New York to attend the wedding on April 22 of his son and Miss Muriel [missing text] Richards.
	nhq.pershingrifles.com /gjjp-obituary.php (5070 words)

	John Joseph Pershing
		John Joseph Pershing began his career as a schoolteacher in Missouri when a notice in the paper inspired him to give the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York a try.
		During the First World War General John Pershing was the commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe.
		After the war he was promoted to general of the armies, a position previously held only by George Washington.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/pershing (140 words)

	American Leaders Speak: From War to Normalcy, p.2
		The addition of America's forces to the war effort ended a bloody stalemate, and the fighting came to an end with the Armistice of November 11, 1918.
		General Pershing's brief statement for the Nation's Forum was recorded at American field headquarters in France on April 4, 1918, during the battle of Picardy and Flanders.
		His generous financial support of the Democratic party during the presidential campaign of 1912 led President Woodrow Wilson to reward him with an ambassadorship.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/nfhtml/nfexww1.html (503 words)

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