https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof General John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing en-us 2021-12-20 22:14:09 UTC 2026-03-14 10:35:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f465.png jallen393 https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957747595 12/20/2021
HS315]]> 2021-12-20 22:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957747595 jallen393 https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957755509 General John Joseph “Black Jack” Pershing was born September 13, 1860, in Laclede, Missouri and died July 15, 1948, in Washington, D.C. After graduating from West Point, he served as a U.S. Army general who commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe during World War I. (Ray, 2021)]]> 2021-12-20 22:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957755509 jallen393 https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957760320 Claire, B. (2020, January 8). Iron general. HistoryNet. Retrieved December 20, 2021, from https://www.historynet.com/iron-general.htm

Ray, M. (2021, September 9). John J. Pershing. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 20, 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-J-Pershing

New York Times. (2021, July 16). Leadership, Personal Courage, Devotion to Troops Won for Pershing Affection of Nation. The New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2021, from https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0913.html ]]> 2021-12-20 22:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957760320 jallen393 https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957764455 -Calm under stress
-Devoted to troops
-Personal courage
-Military genius
-Tactful ]]> 2021-12-20 22:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957764455 jallen393 https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957767412 - Graduated West Point in 1886 as first captain of the cadet corps
- Named General of the Armies, Becomes Chief of Staff
- Author of "My Experiences in the World War"
- Honored as the highest-ranking general in the history of the U.S. Army until his death in 1948
(New York Times, 2021)

]]> 2021-12-20 22:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957767412 jallen393 https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957767568 "If human beings were pawns it would be different, but they are our own men."]]> 2021-12-20 22:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957767568 jallen393 https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957773227 - Had a reputation for severe hazing while at West Point
- Reputation for being stubborn and difficult
- Boisterous
- Allowed personal relationships to interfere with "business"
(Claire, 2020)]]> 2021-12-20 22:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957773227 jallen393 https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957789362 As Carl von Clausewitz said, a good leader will make the effort to study past decisions in order to make the right decisions in the future. Pershing made many good decisions but also made bad ones which should be reviewed to prevent poor decisions from being made again.

]]> 2021-12-20 23:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957789362 jallen393 https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957792034 - Leader of 12,000 troops in futile expedition in Mexico
- Crushing of Salient and Meuse-Argonne Victory]]> 2021-12-20 23:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957792034 jallen393 https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957800575 Pershing came from a very humble background and was widely admired by his men. He was deeply connected to the details and devoted to his service. He, like all leaders, had flaws that caused him to make mistakes. However, he was a good leader and a strong man that should be studied in order for other leaders to learn how to be better. ]]> 2021-12-20 23:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jallen393/1m75488xgxsomgof/wish/1957800575