The Band was founded in 1922 by then Army Chief of Staff General Pershing to emulate European military bands he heard during World War I. Related Links: VIDEO: Secretary of the Army's Veterans Day ...

John J. Pershing, General of the Armies Reviewed by Robert Gale Woolbert July 1949 Published on July 1, 1949 . Share & Download . Print Subscribe to unlock this feature or Sign in. Save Sign in and ...

General John “Black Jack” Pershing founded the renowned Pershing Rifles drill organization at Nebraska, and earned a degree in law. He is the only officer to attain the rank of “General of the Armies” ...

General John J. Pershing, Chaumont, France. ... Pershing's Army started operating on its own in the summer of 1918, and played a decisive role in defeating the Germans that fall.

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.

Pershing was the first person to be given the rank of General of the Armies in 1919. The rank was created for Pershing following his distinguished service in World War I.

U.S. General John J. Pershing effectively discouraged Muslim terrorists in the Philippines by killing them and burying their bodies along with those of pigs. The idea of subduing militant Muslims ...

Later that day, veterans gathered again at the cemetery to pay their respects at the grave site of America's first General of the Armies, John J. "Black Jack" Pershing.

General John J. Pershing, Chaumont, France. ... Pershing's Army started operating on its own in the summer of 1918, and played a decisive role in defeating the Germans that fall.