PR pgs8,9,10
Terms
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13 Sept 1860
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-Pershing born Laclede, MI
-witnessed civil war at 4 yrs
-hero George Washington
- 15 July 1948
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-died at Walter Reed hospital
-buried at Arlington National cemetary 34 S-19, alone on hill overlooking troops
- 1875
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-began teaching at Laclede school for black children
-took exam for USMA
-wanted to be a lawyer
- 1882
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- Reported to USMA
-graduated 30th of 77
-average scholar
-first cpt. as senior
-commissioned to cavalry
- 1891
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-PMS and tactics at UNL (university of Nebraska)
- 1892
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-Cdt. BN rose from 90-350
-enhanced quality
-drill team competed in Omaha national drill comp., 45 men drilling 2x/day for 2months
- 1895
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-transfered to 10th calvary,MT
-black unit and white officers
- 1898
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-USS Maine explosion
-assigned to 10th calvary for Cuba campaign
-promoted to Cpt. en route to Phillipines
-highly decorated Buffalo Soldiers fought with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders
- 1915
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-wife and 3 daughters killed in fire
-son survived
- 1917
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-sailed staff to Europe to build American War machine in theater
-major general with temp. General rank assembled American draftees in Eur.
-would not put americans in Eur. armies
-demanded professionalism, personal inspection
< - 1942
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-retired from active duty age 64
-advised WWII generals
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30 Sept 1886
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-Ft Bayard, NM
- fought apache warrior Geranimo
-commanded Indiana Scouts in Sioux uprising, SD
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8 Sept 1919
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-returned to America after WWI
-Army chief of staff
-only George Washington outranked him
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Autumn 1918
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-led St. Mihiel Salient and the Meise-Argonne offensives to victory
-german return w/o surrender would lead to more war
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March 1916
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-pursue Mexican bandit Poncho Villa into Mexico
-LT George Patton was aide
-expeditionary practice for WWII
-bandits stopped,, Poncho Villa never caught
- Phillipines Campaign
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-culture of Moro tribesmen
-mesh Islamic fundamentalism with US governing control
-movement for promotion to Brigadier general, 862 senior officers promoted
- Punitive expedition
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-control of 8th brigade in San Fran, CA
-sent to Ft. Bliss, TX
- USMA instructor
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-reassigned to West Point
-tactics instructor
-not welcomed
-"Nigger Jack"