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Pershing, John J.

General of the Armies John Joseph “Black Jack” Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was a senior United States Army officer, most famous as the commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) on the Western Front in World War I, 1917–18.

This research subject guide was curated by Foundation librarians and is a collection of primary source material from the Marshall Research Library and Archives.

 

1-152 General John J. Pershing to George C. Marshall, November 29, 1918
1-175 To General John J. Pershing, August 15, 1920
1-177 To General John J. Pershing, December 13, 1920
1-181 To General John J. Pershing, December 23, 1920
1-193 Memorandum for General Pershing, January 15, 1923
1-198 General John J. Pershing to George C. Marshall, March 7, 1923
1-199 Memorandum for General Pershing, April 9, 1923
1-200 To General John J. Pershing, June 22, 1923
1-201 Memorandum for General Pershing, June 22, 1923
1-207 To General John J. Pershing, November 15, 1923
1-209 Memorandum for General Pershing, January 3, 1924
1-211 To General John J. Pershing, January 18, 1924
1-212 To General John J. Pershing, January 23, 1924
1-213 To General John J. Pershing, January 26, 1924
1-215 To General John J. Pershing, February 19, 1924
1-217 To General John J. Pershing, February 25, 1924
1-219 Memorandum for General Pershing, June 3, 1924
1-221 To General John J. Pershing, August 8, 1924
1-223 To General John J. Pershing, September 18, 1924
1-231 To General John J. Pershing, January 30, 1925
1-232 To General John J. Pershing, March 17, 1925
1-233 To General John J. Pershing, April 22, 1925
1-237 To General John J. Pershing, October 30, 1925
1-240 To General John J. Pershing, March 17, 1926
1-241 To General John J. Pershing, August 25, 1926
1-249 Elizabeth C. Marshall to General John J. Pershing, August 1927
1-253 General John J. Pershing to George C. Marshall, October 6, 1927
1-264 To General John J. Pershing, June 21, 1928
1-275 To General John J. Pershing, June 28, 1929
1-278 To General John J. Pershing, September 13, 1929
1-282 To General John J. Pershing, December 20, 1929
1-284 To General John J. Pershing, February 18, 1930
1-285 General John J. Pershing to George C. Marshall, February 28, 1930
1-289 To General John J. Pershing, September 13, 1930
1-292 To General John J. Pershing, October 20, 1930
1-293 To General John J. Pershing, October 24, 1930
1-294 Memorandum for General Pershing, October 24, 1930
1-295 To General John J. Pershing, November 24, 1930
1-296 To General John J. Pershing, December 2, 1930
1-297 To General John J. Pershing, December 20, 1930
1-301 To General John J. Pershing, December 2, 1931
1-303 To General John J. Pershing, March 28, 1932
1-315 To General John J. Pershing, January 24, 1932
1-317 To General John J. Pershing, March 8, 1933
1-330 To General John J. Pershing, July 11, 1933
1-335 To General John J. Pershing, November 13, 1933
1-341 To General John J. Pershing, February 23, 1934
1-353 To General John J. Pershing, September 5, 1934
1-365 To General John J. Pershing, November 19, 1934
1-384 To General John J. Pershing, September 8, 1935
1-387 General John J. Pershing to George C. Marshall, October 4, 1935
1-389 To General John J. Pershing, October 23, 1935
1-393 General John J. Pershing to George C. Marshall Personal, December 16, 1935
1-395 To General John J. Pershing, December 27, 1935
1-405 General John J. Pershing to George C. Marshall, May 26, 1936
1-406 To General John J. Pershing, June 2, 1936
1-416 To General John J. Pershing, September 12, 1936
1-420 To General John J. Pershing, November 6, 1936
1-423 To General John J. Pershing, November 26, 1936
1-427 To General John J. Pershing, January 27, 1937
1-428 General John J. Pershing to George C. Marshall, February 24, 1937
1-446 To General John J. Pershing, June 5, 1937
1-455 To General John J. Pershing, July 16, 1937
1-478 To General John J. Pershing, April 6, 1938
1-488 To General John J. Pershing, May 27, 1938
1-504 To General John J. Pershing, August 22, 1938
1-511 To Miss May Pershing, September 15, 1938
1-515 To General John J. Pershing, September 26, 1938
1-529 To General John J. Pershing, November 23, 1938
1-542 To General John J. Pershing, December 20, 1938
2-013 To General John J. Pershing, July 17, 1939
2-055 To General John J. Pershing, September 23, 1939
2-135 To General John J. Pershing, February 27, 1940
2-157 To General John J. Pershing, April 12, 1940
2-292 Memorandum for General Pershing, October 28, 1940
2-328 To General John J. Pershing, December 29, 1940
2-343 To General John J. Pershing, January 16, 1941
2-373 To General John H. Pershing, February 17, 1941
2-386 To General John J. Pershing, March 10, 1941
2-424 To General John J. Pershing, April 15, 1941
2-452 To General John J. Pershing, May 14, 1941
2-524 To General John J. Pershing, July 31, 1941
2-579 To General John J. Pershing, October 18, 1941
3-010 To General John J. Pershing, December 10, 1941
3-016 To F. Warren Pershing, December 13, 1941
3-171 To General John J. Pershing, April 29, 1942
3-218 To General John J. Pershing, June 10, 1942
3-224 To General John J. Pershing, June 15, 1942
3-575 Memorandum for General Pershing, March 27, 1943
4-110 To Franklin D. Roosevelt from General John J. Pershing, September 16, 1943
4-363 Memorandum for the Secretary of War, April 22, 1944
4-423 To General John J. Pershing, June 26, 1944
5-094 Memorandum for General Pershing, April 12, 1945
5-282 To General John J. Pershing, November 27, 1945
Black Jack Pershing
Dwight D. Eisenhower Interview Details June 28, 1962
Education of a General – Chapter 13 – Aide to Pershing
GCM00005 General Pershing and Maj. Marshall at American Legion Convention with National Commander Hanford MacNider in New Orleans, LA
GCM00009 General Pershing, Col. Marshall, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Fox Conner at “Camp Good Enough” Brandreth, NY
GCM00011 General Pershing with deer
GCM00120 General Pershing in Victory Parade
GCM00127 Marshall and Pershing on train
GCM00128 Gen. Pershing and his staff on board the SS Leviathan
GCM00129 Pershing & Marshall
GCM00130 General Pershing Presenting Distinguished Service Medal
GCM00132 Pershing & aides on Leviathan in Harbor
GCM00133 Pershing & aides on Leviathan in harbor
GCM00135 Pershing leading 1st Division Victory Parade
GCM00140 General Pershing at State, War, and Navy Building
GCM00650 Capt. John Pershing during the advance on Fort Bacolod, Lanao District
GCM00651 Pershing Portrait
GCM00651A Pershing Portrait at West Point
GCM00652 1st Lt. Pershing Portrait
GCM00653 Capt. Pershing Portrait
GCM00654 Pershing Portrait
GCM00655 Pershing Portrait
GCM00656 Pershing Portrait
GCM00658 General Pershing decorating soldiers of the 2nd division
GCM00659 General Pershing passing Peace Monument during 1st Division parade. Col. Marshall in distance on white horse
GCM00883 Gen. Pershing and his staff on board the SS Leviathan
GCM01135 Marshall Foch bids farewell to Americans
GCM01152 Gen. Pershing awards the Distinguished Service Cross to Maj. Warner W. Carr and Private Edward Adams
GCM01187 General Pershing on his horse Kidron
GCM01489 General Pershing and General Dawes
GCM01490 General Pershing with General Dawes
GCM01619 Memorial services for Gen. Frank Andrews
GCM01684 General Pershing on horseback leading parade of 1st division down Fifth Avenue with Marshall following
GCM01965 General Pershing at Jackson Monument
GCM02081 President Wilson and General Pershing at a review in the field
GCM02083 General Pershing and Sir Douglas Haig at General Headquarters
GCM02084 President Wilson and General Pershing at a review in the field
GCM02488 General Pershing leading American Expeditionary Forces Parade
GCM02489 General Pershing leading American Expeditionary Forces Parade
GCM02490 General Pershing leading American Expeditionary Forces Parade
GCM02491 General Pershing leading American Expeditionary Forces Parade
GCM02492 General Pershing leading American Expeditionary Forces Parade
GCM02493 General Pershing leading American Expeditionary Forces Parade
GCM02494 General Pershing leading American Expeditionary Forces Parade
GCM02495 General Pershing leading American Expeditionary Forces Parade
GCM02496 General Pershing leading American Expeditionary Forces Parade
GCM02497 General Pershing leading American Expeditionary Forces Parade
GCM02498 General Pershing leading American Expeditionary Forces Parade
GCM02499 General Pershing leading American Expeditionary Forces Parade
GCM02499A General Pershing and George C. Marshall leading American Expeditionary Forces Parade in Washington, D.C., 1919
GCM02598 General Pershing in France
GCM02741 General Pershing decorating British officers
GCM02744 General Pershing and Col. Marshall
GCM03017 General Pershing reviewing 1st Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry
GCM03136 General Pershing and Superintendent of VMI, General Edward Nichols
GCM03258 General Pershing with VMI Barracks in the background
GCM03348 Conference of War Dept. officers and AEF staff
GCM03359 General Pershing transferring command of Services of Supply
GCM03368 General Pershing and General Petain
GCM03369 Generals Pershing and Petain
GCM03370 Generals Pershing and Petain
GCM03397 Photographs of the outstanding trainees of the Citizens’ Military Training Camps receiving the Pershing Medal from Gen, J. J. Pershing in his office
GCM03397A Trainees of the Citizens’ Military Training Camps receiving the Pershing Medal
GCM03397B Photographs of the outstanding trainees of the Citizens’ Military Training Camps receiving the Pershing Medal from Gen. J. J. Pershing in his office
GCM03400 Gen. John Pershing with his sister, Miss May Pershing
GCM07189 Pershing with group of WWI officers
GCM07190 General Pershing at Argonne Cemetery
GCM07969 General George C. Marshall and Warren Pershing
General John J. Pershing’s Funeral
John J. Pershing and George C. Marshall at the White House
John J. Pershing and the anatomy of leadership by Frank E. Vandiver
John J. Pershing, by Frank E. Vandiver and the editors of Silver Burdett
John J. Pershing, General of the Armies, a biography
Pershing, general of the armies by Donald Smythe
Pipe clay and drill : John J. Pershing, the classic American soldier / Richard Goldhurst
Report of General John J. Pershing
Report of the First Army, American Expeditionary Forces. Organization and operations. General John J. Pershing, August 10, 1918, to October 15, 1918. Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett, October 16, 1918, to April 20, 1919
Scenes from Career of General John J. Pershing
Serving with Pershing : an address delivered before the University Club of Port Chester, Port Chester, New York, May 26, 1944 / by Lieutenant-General James G. Harbord
Tape 06 – Preparedness and mobilization duties, 1916-17; First Division and France, 1916-1917; General Pershing; GHQ Duties; Madame Jouette.
Tape 07 – World War I: St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; First Division, French Leaders; MacArthur; aide to Pershing, 1919-24
The A.E.F. with General Pershing and the American forces, by Heywood Broun
The story of General Pershing, by Everett T. Tomlinson ..
The Yanks are coming: the story of General John J. Pershing, by the editors of the Army Times

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Selected Works of General John W. Vessey, Jr., 22 June 1982-30 September 1985

Vessey Selected Works (pdf) This presents material drawn from the public record of General John W. Vessey’s service—22 June 1982 through 30 September 1985—as the Tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Arranged in chronological order, the material is drawn from his speeches, Congressional testimony, published articles, selected correspondence and interviews. It reflects General […]

Gleason and Margaret Wilson Collection

Gleason and Margaret Wilson Biography (pdf) A short biographical summary of the World War II experiences of Gleason and Margaret Wilson. Archival research and exhibit (on display from June 2018 until January 2019) by Marshall Museum Summer 2018 intern Leah Ingle, a graduate student in History at Liberty University.

Glossary of Terms Used in the ECA

The following pages contain a list of the technical terms used most frequently in Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) operations.

Photograph of a young Vietnamese Boy, 1968
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Sometime in 1968, C. W. Bowman took care of a young Vietnamese boy. He picked him up off the streets in Saigon during the Tet offensive (January-September of 1968). The boy’s family had been killed and he was living on the street. Charles Bowman bought him a uniform and fed him at the Company area.

FRA-00996, Tourism
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Scene along country road in northern France.

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FRA-00998, Wheat
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A wheat field in France.

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FRA-00997, Manufacturing in northern France., October 2, 1948
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Factory under construction in northern France.

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FRA-00995, Wheat
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Wheat field in France.

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FRA-00993, Agriculture/Wheat
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Wheat field in northern France. In the background, coal mine and huge slag heap.

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FRA-00994, Coal
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Full coal cars in northern French coal mine.

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