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Ghiloni, Ryan M.
Jan 17, 2020
HS315 Leadership of Great Commanders

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-Sep. 13, 1860- July 15, 1948
-Also known as "Black Jack," given to Pershing when he was in command of the all black 10th Cavlary
-Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces
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-Led by example. He was always out with his soldiers.
- well organized
-disciplined. While he trained solders at West Point, he would constantly correct the soldiers under him. Whether it was the uniform, or the way they were marching
- Nobody liked Pershing, and General Pershing didn't really like anyone.
- He was known to be the most hard headed Soldier in Europe. Mainly because he wanted an independent Army while in Europe. Basically meaning he wanted his Army separated from Americas allies, such as the French and the British.
-General Pershing was tasked to raise the number of soldiers. The U.S. Army went from roughly 90,000 to over 3 million in just roughly 18 months
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- The only General to hold the rank of Six Star General. President Washington was the only other General to receive this rank, however, this rank wasn't given to him until 1978.
- Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History due to his Autobiography in 1932.
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History.com Editors. (2019). John J. Pershing. Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/john-j-pershing

McCormick, J. (2017), Leading By Example : John J. Pershing, Prime Mentor for Future Army Generals. Retrieved from: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/american-civil-war/baseless-campaigning-grant-changed-conduct-american-civil-war-m.html

The Great War. (2018), Creating An American Army- John J. Pershing Who Did What In WW1? Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xffX-4jC-4g

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Despite the failures, flaws and the loss of his family, General Pershing is important to study today. The main reason is because he created the General Staff that is still used today. A remarkable man that continued to offer his services, even after retirement.

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- Mediocre student, yet natural leader
-President, and first captain of West Point in 1886.
-Picked by President Wilson to command the troops in Europe.
- Spent time in the Philippines, later moved down to Texas to track down Pancho Villa. During that time, his house burns down. His wife and three girls die, his son was the only one to survive.

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

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Despite all the flaws and failures that General Pershing had, He was the icon that helped win world war one, and helped create the general staff that we have today. He also continued to offer his services, after retirement and basically up to his death in 1948.

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- The American Army was not prepared for the war
-The American Army had to rely on the British for weapons, and supplies.
-Pancho Villa wasn't found.
- General Pershing described it as " finding a needle in a haystack, with an armed guard standing over the stack forbidding you to look into the hay."
-Thought that trench fighting was basically the worst idea ever.
- was old fashion. one example is that General Pershing would travel on horse back rather than newly developed vehicles.

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Ryan - there is some good information in your presentation. I am not sure if "nobody liked him" is entirely accurate. Patton and MacArthur and Marshall were all fans of Pershing. "Liked" may be the wrong way to view him (or are we obsessed with liked/disliked today?)

Nice work getting the youtube video inserted in here - experimentation!