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(The Great War, 2018)

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Creating An American Army - John J. Pershing I WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?

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Born in 1860, Pershing's first military battles were against the Native Americans. Many more battles would help him rise in ranks to be the commander of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I (History.com Editors, 2021).

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He helped shape the future of those that came after him and helped develop leaders that would face enemies on a scale the U.S. had never faced before (McCormick, 2017).

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While defending the border from Mexican bandits in Texas, his family stationed at the Presidio in San Francisco were involved in a house fire where they all died expect his son. This caused him to be heavily focused on his military career (History.com Editors, 2021).

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McCormick, J. (2017, August 13). Leading by Example: John J. Pershing, Prime Mentor for Future US Army Generals. Retrieved from warhistoryonline.com: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-i/leading-example-john-j-pershings-prominent-career-made-prime-mentor-future-army-generals-mm.html

The Great War. (2018, August 20). Creating An American Army. Retrieved from YouTube.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xffX-4jC-4g

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Pershing served his country well and was influential for our military in the 20th century. When his time was over, he spent his time supporting the next generation of military leaders.

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Many of the leaders from the 20th century either influenced by him directly or by someone that was influenced by him.
He is also one of two men to have achieved the rank of Six Star General.
By the time of his retirement he was the U.S. Army Chief of Staff (McCormick, 2017).