John J. Pershing

General John J. Pershing was the president and captain of the West Point class of 1886, he served in the Spanish- and Philippine-American Wars and led the raid against Pancho Villa. President Woodrow Wilson placed Pershing to command the American troops in Europe. Allied Supreme Commander Ferdinand Foch joined the service in 1873 roughly at the age of 22. His first

European Navies, particularly the Royal Navy, the Royal Navy adopted coal-fueled efficient, steam-powered vessels which were complete with huge steel hulls and huge guns. The coast of the United States was at more of a risk of foreign attack, more so than ever before. The Navy had to modernize to address the concerns of these attacks. In 1907, a modern battleship fleet which was for that time big departed on their first world tour. These upgrades to the United States Army and the Navy are the background

Intro: President Wilson made his best efforts to keep peace in the United States and around the world, but in the end he failed to do both and failed to keep the United States from entering the war. Through the years of World War 1, there were many notable people in which we can recognize today. Woman: Julia Hunt Catlin Park Depew Taufflieb was a philanthropist and socialite who lived from 1864 to 1947. Depew converted her house (Chateau d’Annel) into an American hospital with 300 beds. It was the

National Guard) was form on June 2nd, 1913 and were an African-American infantry unit commanded by the first African-American General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. along with General John J. Pershing, commanding the entire U.S. Army regiments. During the First World War, the 369th regiment quickly mobilized in 1917 when General Pershing order them to one of the United States Allies, France, caused by the U.S. Army segregation and discrimination. Once the unit temperately emerged with the French Army during

drive out the entrenched German troops, Army Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force, said, “The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle.” However, that didn’t stop Pershing and others from wanting to disband the Marine Corps after the war had been won and bring the Marines into the Army. The Marines were also having to deal with the drawdown in numbers following WWI. “Right after World War I, when John A. Lejeune was appointed commandant of the Marine

General George S. Patton was born on November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel, California. One of his early career goals was to become a war hero. This was heavily influenced by his ancestors’ roles in the Revolutionary War and Civil War. To pursue this goal, Patton enrolled in the Virginia Military Institute in 1904. Just over a year later, he was accepted into the military academy at West Point and graduated on June 11, 1909. While he was at West Point, Patton fell in love with a woman named Beatrice Ayer

Running head: THE ROLE OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS The Role of American soldiers during and after the Second Battle of Marne Susan Byrd University of Phoenix THE ROLE OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS The Role of American Soldiers during and after the Second Battle of Marne In the beginning, World War I was considered to be “The European War” During the beginning of the war, Americans had decided to remain

The Pershing Missile System Cold War Evolution Introduction In 1949, the continued presence of the United States Army in Europe was guaranteed by the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in order to prevent the expansion of the Soviet Union into Western Europe. NATO’s goal was to provide mutual protection to any member nation in the event it was attacked by an outside aggressor. The United States played a major role by providing the bulk of soldiers and weapons

same time, different group greatly condemn the warfare. In the article “it would be very well if we could avoid it” by Thomas Faith, the author discusses different opinions used by those supporting and those opposing chemical warfare. And General Pershing prospective on chemical warfare during and after his military career. This paper gives an analysis of the reasons for and against chemical warfare. The opponents of chemical warfare were mainly guided by the stereotypic views about the use of chemicals

the dawn of 26 September 1918 and concluded on 11 November 1918 after forty-seven days. The massive and bloody offensive pitted the newly formed American Expeditionary Force (AEF) referred to its allies as the “Doughboys” led by General John "Black Jack" Pershing against a heavily fortified German force entrenched between the Meuse River and Argonne Forest located northwest of Verdun in the Alsace-Lorraine region. The battle became the bloodiest and deadliest in the Army’s history. This battle analysis