Black Jack

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Black Jack was the famous nickname of U.S. Army General John J. Pershing, the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.

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Black Jack canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf general
human
military officer
nickname
allegiance United States of America
appointedBy Woodrow Wilson
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Service Cross
Légion d'honneur
surface form: Legion of Honour

Order of the Bath
Order of the Rising Sun
Silver Star
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
causeOfDeath coronary artery disease
conflict Mexican Expedition
surface form: Pancho Villa Expedition

Philippine–American War
Spanish–American War
World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1860-09-13
dateOfDeath 1948-07-15
educatedAt United States Military Academy
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Pershing
fieldOfWork military strategy
givenName John
honorificPrefix General
influenced United States Army doctrine in the 20th century
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank General of the Armies of the United States
surface form: General of the Armies
militaryUnit 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment
surface form: 10th Cavalry Regiment
nickname Black Jack self-linksurface differs
notableAchievement only person promoted in his lifetime to General of the Armies of the United States
notableFor leadership of U.S. forces on the Western Front in World War I
notableWork command of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
numberOfChildren 4
placeOfBirth Laclede, Missouri, United States
surface form: Laclede, Missouri
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces
refersTo John J. Pershing
religion Methodism
residence Washington, D.C.
serviceEnd 1924
serviceStart 1886
spouse Helen Frances Warren

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John J. Pershing nickname Black Jack
John Vernou Bouvier III nickname Black Jack
Black Jack nickname Black Jack self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: John J. Pershing