General John "Black Jack" Pershing Signed Page with Newspaper Clipping

A blank folded sheet signed "John J Pershing." With the original transmittal envelope. 1p of a bifolium, measuring 5" x 6.5", postmarked Washington, D.C., October 27, 1930. The signed page has flattened mail folds and light toning. Expected wear and soiling to the envelope. Boldly signed.

John J. Pershing (1860-1948) graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1886. He joined the army and served with the cavalry in the West before taking a position teaching at the University of Nebraska and at West Point. Because of his command of the 10th Cavalry, consisting of African American “Buffalo Soldiers,” students gave him the nickname “Black Jack,” a moniker that remained with him through the rest of his career. In May 1917, President Woodrow Wilson placed Pershing in command of the American Expeditionary Force, bound for Europe during World War I. Pershing largely received credit for American successes during the war, and he became a household name in the U.S. In 1919, Congress authorized the President to promote Pershing to General of the Armies of the United States, the highest rank in the U.S. armed forces, created especially for Pershing. Pershing served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1921 until his retirement from active military service in 1924.

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