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	John J. Pershing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Joseph Pershing was born on September 13, 1860 on a farm near the town of Laclede, Missouri.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Joseph_Pershing (2717 words)

	UMC Pershing Rifle Company/General Pershing
		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 later served throughout the Santiago Campaign fighting at San Juan Hill, where he was cited for gallantry, and for which he was subsequently awarded the Silver Star Medal.
		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)

	Pershing, John Joseph. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		After fighting (1898) in the Spanish-American War, Pershing achieved national notice when he served (1899–1903) in the Philippines, commanding in the campaign against the hostile Moros (Muslim Filipinos) on Mindanao island.
		He was (1905) an American military attaché in the Russo-Japanese War and was promoted (1906) from captain to brigadier general.
		Pershing led the much-publicized but unsuccessful punitive expedition (1916–17) against Francisco (Pancho”) Villa in Mexico.
	www.bartleby.com /65/pe/Pershing.html (364 words)

	MoDNR Missouri Resources-Resources to Explore Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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.
		John Fletcher Pershing and his new bride, Ann, moved into a section house along the Hannibal-St. Joseph Railroad, where he was employed as a railroad section foreman.
		John Joseph Pershing, the first of John and Ann's nine children, was born Sept. 13, 1860, in this section house.
	www.dnr.state.mo.us /magazine/2000-01_winter/Resources_to_Explore.htm (1549 words)

	John Joseph Pershing, American Expeditionary Forces
		Pershing was born near Laclede, Mo. He began to teach in a local fl school at age 17.
		Pershing's greatest work as commander of the American Expeditionary Forces was to preserve the unity of the American army in combat and maintain the spirit of the offensive.
		Pershing served as chief of staff of the U.S. Army from 1921 to 1924.
	laughtergenealogy.com /bin/histprof/misc/pershing.html (665 words)

	First World War.com - Who's Who - John Pershing
		John Joseph Pershing (1860-1948) was born on 13 September 1860 in Laclede, Missouri.
		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.
		John Joseph Pershing died on 15 July 1948 in Washington, D.C. Click here to listen to a speech given by Pershing during wartime.
	www.firstworldwar.com /bio/pershing.htm (594 words)

	John Joseph Blackjack Pershing
		John J. Pershing was born in 1860 in Linn County, Missouri.
		Pershing was subject to orders which required him to respect the sovereignty of Mexico, and was further hindered by the fact that the Mexican Government and people resented the invasion.
		After withdrawal of the Pershing expedition, minor clashes with Mexican irregulars continued to disturb the border from 1917 to 1919, as US troops entered Mexico in pursuit of bandits.
	www.laughtergenealogy.com /bin/history/blackjack.html (1254 words)

	John Joseph Pershing, General of the Armies
		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.
		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.net /johnjose.htm (9805 words)

	John Joseph Pershing
		John Joseph Pershing was born on September 13, 1860, in Linn County, Missouri near Laclede.
		Pershing was cited for gallantry on July 1, 1898, and subsequently was awarded the Silver Star.
		Due to the diplomacy of General Pershing, in an admittedly difficult alliance, the course of American involvement in European affairs was undoubtedly altered in favor of the United States.
	www.colorado.edu /StudentGroups/PershingRifles/jjp.htm (1893 words)

	John Joseph Pershing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Pershing had lived in Lincoln from 1891-1895 while he was a professor at the University of Nebraska.
		John J. Pershing was born in Missouri in 1860.
		Pershing was a military attache with Kurohi's Army in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.
	www.nde.state.ne.us /ss/notables/pershing.html (821 words)

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		John J. Pershing, born in Missouri in 1860, had made a warm place for himself in the hearts of Lincolnites and Nebraskans and generally considered Lincoln his home.
		Pershing's wife and three daughters had perished in a fire at "The Presidio" in 1915.
		In 1919, by act of Congress, Pershing was made General of the Armies of the United States, and later, in 1921, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.
	info.neded.org /stathand/parttwo/pershing.htm (292 words)

	ipedia.com: John Pershing Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing (September 13, 1860 - July 15, 1948) was a United States soldier and general officer.
		In recognition of his distinguished service, the U.S. Congress authorized the President to promote Pershing to General of the Armies of the United States, a rank only he held (Lieutenant General George Washington was posthumously promoted to this rank by President Gerald Ford, and is the only officer in American history to outrank Pershing).
		John Joseph Pershing is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, near the gravesites of the soldiers he commanded in Europe.
	www.ipedia.com /john_pershing.html (720 words)

	Pershing
		Pershing was assigned to West Point as an Instructor of Tactics between 1897 and 1899, but in April, 1898, was re-assigned to the 10th Cavalry as quartermaster and fought at El Carney-San Juan Hill.
		Pershing was appointed Military Attache to Japan and observer during the 1905-1906 Russo-Japanese War, winning the rank of Brigadier General on 20 September 1906.
		Subsequently, in 1908, Pershing was appointed Brigade Commander, Fort McKinley, Phil ippines, and from 1909 to 1914, as Military Commander of Moro Province, the Philippines.
	www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/bio/p/pershing.html (637 words)

	Reader's Companion to Military History - - Pershing, John J. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Pershing's friendship with President Theodore Roosevelt combined with this marital connection to vault him from captain to brigadier general in 1905, over the heads of 862 more senior officers.
		There, Pershing's doctrine of "open warfare," which was supposed to break the Western Front's stalemate with the American rifleman's superior marksmanship and rapid movements, collided with the machine gun, a weapon Pershing badly underestimated.
		Pershing was the only Allied commander who opposed the armistice, urging continued pressure until the Germans surrendered unconditionally.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/mil/html/ml_040200_pershingjohn.htm (646 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: PERSHING, JOHN JOSEPH
		John Joseph Pershing, United States general, was born on September 13, 1860, near Laclede, Missouri, the son of Ann Elizabeth (Thompson) and John F. Pershing (originally Pfoersching), a railway section foreman who later became a prominent merchant.
		Pershing graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1886 and promptly saw service against Apaches in New Mexico and against the Sioux at Wounded Knee in South Dakota.
		Pershing married Helen Frances Warren, the daughter of Senator Francis E. Warren of Wyoming, on January 26, 1905; President Roosevelt and most of the cabinet and Congress were in attendance.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/PP/fpe80.html (804 words)

	World War One, Pershing, John J. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		John Joseph Pershing was born near Laclede, Mo., on Sept. 13, 1860.
		Given a free hand, Pershing had to form and train an entire army organization that expanded in a year and a half to nearly 3 million men.
		Pershing's memoirs, 'My Experiences in the World War', were published in 1931 and won a Pulitzer prize.
	history-world.org /pershing.htm (478 words)

	John J. Pershing
		John Joseph Pershing was born in Linn County, Missouri in 1860.
		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.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /FWWpershing.htm (221 words)

	AllRefer.com - John Joseph Pershing (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		John Joseph Pershing[pUr´shing] Pronunciation Key, 1860–1948, American army officer and commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I, b.
		Linn co., Mo. After graduating (1886) from West Point he served as a cavalry officer in campaigns against the Native American chief Geronimo (1886) and against the Sioux (1890–91).
		Pershing led the much-publicized but unsuccessful punitive expedition (1916–17) against Francisco ("Pancho") Villa in Mexico.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Pershing.html (429 words)

	German American Corner: PERSHING, John Joseph (1860-1948)
		PERSHING, John Joseph (1860-1948), American general, who led the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe during World War I. He was born on Sept. 13, 1860, in Linn Co., Mo., and educated at the U.S. Military Academy.
		When the U.S. entered World War I in April 1917, Pershing was appointed commander in chief of the AEF in France and conducted its operations with great success.
		Appointed chief of staff of the U.S. Army in 1921, Pershing entered on the unprecedented task of combining into one organization the Regular Army, the National Guard, and the Permanent Reserves.
	www.germanheritage.com /biographies/mtoz/pershing.html (323 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - John J Pershing
		Pershing, John Joseph (1860-1948), American general, who led the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe during World War I (1914-1918).
		Sweeney, John J. American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, attempted compromise to prevent break with Teamsters and SEIU, succeeds Lane...
		Pershing, John Joseph : World War I: speech of Pershing during World War I
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	John Pershing
		General John Joseph Pershing graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1886.
		Pershing was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson to lead the American Expeditionary Forces to Europe in World War I. The US forces helped turn the tide of the war, and Pershing returned to the US a hero.
		John J. Pershing, General of the Armies; A Biography.
	www.multied.com /bio/people/Pershing.html (119 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)

	Black Jack
		Pershing was made captain on February 2nd, 1901.
		Pershing was assigned as a military attack in Tokyo.
		Pershing was the son-in-law of Frances E. Warren, Chairman of the Senate
	www.msu.edu /~eaglingc/BlackJack.htm (1163 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Smith Joseph (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Smith, Joseph (1805-1844), American religious leader, who was the founding prophet of Mormonism.
		Pershing, John Joseph (1860-1948), American general, who led the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe during World War I. He was born on...
		Patton, George Smith (1885-1945), American army officer, born in San Gabriel, California, and educated at the United States Military Academy.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Smith_Joseph.html (81 words)

	West Point in the Making of America
		When Captain Pershing married Frances Warren in 1905, he had served in the frontier cavalry, taught at West Point, ridden with the 10th Cavalry (Negro) in Cuba, and distinguished himself in the Philippines.
		In August 1915, with Pershing in El Paso organizing a hunt for bandits in Mexico, Frances and their three daughters perished in a fire.
		As American commander in France, Pershing repulsed all attempts to replace Allied losses with American troops.
	americanhistory.si.edu /westpoint/history_5c1.html (136 words)

	John J. "Black Jack" Pershing
		John Joseph Pershing was not a born military man. He was born in the small town on Laclede, Missouri, in September of 1860.
		In 1906, John J. Pershing was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General.
		Pershing was a strong supporter of the use of the machine gun.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_35_273.html (449 words)

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		Book (with numerous photos) about General John Joseph Pershing, or John Pershing, America's commanding general in France during World War I (appearing at the dedication of the World War I Liberty Memorial in Kansas City in 1921) and nicknamed Black J....
		Photos, illustrations, maps, and information on General John Joseph Pershing, or John Pershing (1860-1948), head general of the United States' military forces in Europe during World War I. Native of LaClede, Missouri, buried in Arlington National Ce....
		Biographical sketch of General John Joseph Pershing, or John Pershing, commanding general of American forces during World War I, born in Linn County, Missouri, in 1860.
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