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John J. Pershing
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United States Army general in World War I
John J. Pershing was a senior United States Army general who led American forces during World War I. He is historically significant because he commanded the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, playing a crucial role in the U.S. military effort during the war.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1860
- Died
- 1948
- Works
- 26
Top works
- This is a man
- John Joseph Pershing
- General Pershing and the Young Men's Christian Association
- ...Mes souvenirs de la guerre...Traduction du...Ch. Jacob...
- People not awake to the real seriousness of this war
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Film & TV
Acting · Laclede, Missouri, États-Unis
John Joseph Pershing est un général des armées des États-Unis, né le 13septembre1860 dans le Missouri et mort le 15juillet1948 à l'hôpital Walter Reed à Washington, D.C.. Il est le seul général, avec George Washington (à titre posthume en 1976), à avoir obtenu le grade de General of the Armies. Pershing fut nommé au grade de major général et les États-Unis déclarèrent la guerre le 6 avril 1917 à…
Known for
- The Guns of August — Self (archive footage)1964
- For Me and My Gal — Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)1942
- Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.1928
- Rheims1920
- America Goes Over1918
- Under Four Flags — Self1918
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1860
- Active to
- 1948
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4
- Total plays
- 4
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 200,169x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,509x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,302x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 34,187x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 28,819x
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Quotes
- “I am very sorry these Moros are such fools—but this Dajo will not mean the slaughter of women and children, nor hasty assaults against strong entrenchments. I shall lose as few men and kill as few Moros as possible.”
- “In each succeeding war there is a tendency to proclaim as something new the principles under which it is conducted. Not only those who have never studied or experienced the realities of war, but also professional soldiers frequently fall into the error. But the principles of warfare as I learned them at West Point remain unchanged.”
- “A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of troops.”
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- 1860-09-13
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- 1948-07-15
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- start of work period
- 1886-00-00
- nickname
- Black Jack
- name in native language
- John J. Pershing
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John Joseph Pershing (13 September 1860 – 15 July 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was an American army general, educator, and founder of the Pershing Rifles. He served as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during World War I from 1917 to 1920. In addition to leading the AEF to victory in World War I, Pershing served as a mentor to many in the generation of generals who led the United States Army during World War II, including George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, Lesley J. McNair, George S. Patton, and Douglas MacArthur.
During his command in World War I, Pershing resisted British and French demands that American forces be integrated with their armies, essentially as replacement units, and insisted that the AEF would operate as a single unit under his command, although some American units fought under British and Australian command, notably in the Battle of Hamel and the breaching of the Hindenburg Line at St Quentin Canal, precipitating the final German collapse. Pershing also allowed (at that time segregated) American all-black units to be integrated with the French Army.