To the question “Who commanded the Army during the War?” nine persons out of ten will erroneously answer “Pershing.” Command of the Army was (and is always) vested in the Chief of Staff at Washington ...

In early December, 1917, American Expeditionary Forces Commander General John Pershing warned the Secretary of War that with the collapse of the Russian front, the Germans would be able to concentrate ...

A. Pershing Avenue was named in honor of Gen. John J. "Black Jack" Pershing during a visit to Davenport on Jan. 6, 1920. Pershing led American forces to victory in Europe during World War I. When he ...

John J. Pershing, a military commander whose brilliant career earned him the title General of the Armies of the United States, died on July 15, 1948. The first general awarded the title since George ...

“They will never call him Papa Pershing,” War Correspondent Hey wood Broun wrote 22 years ago in France. Last week, when the commanding general of the A. E. F. was 79, there was no record that any of ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As we celebrate America’s birthday, we honor the men and women who have served our country, including two Missourians who hold some of the highest military rankings in the ...

The United States World War One Centennial Commission has announced its selection of Joseph Weishaar, a 25-year-old architect from Chicago, and Sabin Howard, a sculptor from New York, as its choice to ...

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As we celebrate ...