General John “Black Jack” Pershing General John Pershing was arguably one of the most creative, tactical commanders and of the last century. His commitment to his troops, his duty, and his loyalty to the United States and his sense of honor fashioned one of the greatest leaders our country has ever seen. His contributions to the modern army is beyond reproach (Perry, 2011). John J. Pershing was brought forth on 13 Sept. 1860, to the son of a railroad boss in Laclede, Linn County Missouri (Pershing, 2013)
who took part. One of the largest American military operations since the Civil War, it provided lessons to be utilized later on during World War I. Works Cited Aguirre Botello, Manuel. Pancho Villa Ataca Columbus, 1916. Web, 2001 Lacey, Jim. Pershing. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Pelaez Ramos, Gerardo. La Expedicion Punitiva. EU contra Villa y contra Mexico. Web. 2010 . Promeet, Dutta. Wallenfeldt, Jeff. Young, Grace. Victoriano Huerta. Web. 2014. Vandiver, Frank E. Black Jack. Texas:
There are many great people in the world who are very influential. These people impact the world in a good way inspiring great people to follow their dreams, stand for what they believe in, and overcome big obstacles in life. Alvin York, soldier of America, shows good traits to be influenced. Alvin York is influential because of his long legacy, his brave, heroic acts, and his great accomplishments that went with him to the grave. Alvin York, a hero, puts a long legacy on people. According to Dr
Patton’s first battle experience was in 1915. He led cavalry patrols against Pancho Villa at Fort Bliss along the Mexican border. He was selected to aide John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in Mexico, in 1916. Patton personally shot Mexican leader Julio Cardenas during the Battle of Columbus. This impressed Pershing who promoted Patton to captain and invited him to lead Pershing’s Headquarters Troop once they left Mexico (George
HISTORICAL LEADER SYNTHESIS ESSAY – DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER If you analyze historical battles and observe everything that was done to gain an advantage, it is unlikely that a conservative and effective strategy was always implemented. There are many instances where success meant excessive sacrifice of resources, or even worse--human lives. General Dwight D. Eisenhower was not wasteful in his planning, and he embodied the characteristics of a visionary leader. In this essay, I will provide a brief
“Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching” (qtd in The Official, Quotes). The quote was said by the mighty General George S. Patton, and the quote also sums up his personality. Patton was a man with a family tree of fighters. In about every war the U.S. has been in before World War I, Patton’s family was there to fight. Before World War I, Patton had experience fighting and trying to find Poncho
George C. Patton Legend of War One of the greatest generals of World War II, George C. Patton was the only true general feared by the Axis forces due to his charisma, bravery, and brilliance. Grown up in a proper episcopalian family Patton grew with many challenges such as dyslexia but soon his interest in military overcame him and he went to the best military school in America. Patton soon fought many wars and his experience made him the man he was. Born with an instinct that only a few generals
jutted out towards allied territories. Though delayed at first by other occurring battles, the operation began on August 10, 1918 when the American First Army headquarters was set up. August 30, 1918, the First Army, under the direction of General Pershing took command of the battle front between Port sur Sielle and Verdun (see Map 1). The battle line ran from East of Verdun, South to St. Mihiel and turned West to Port sur Sielle (see Map 1). The Area itself was mostly made up of plains with some spots
BANG, BOOM, BLAM,TAT-A-TAT, TAT. My ears are assaulted with noise, my eyes witness squirting blood a soldier is shot. I observe soldiers blown away by bombs. I see blood that saturates an infantry man. I view maimed men and observe limbs with fragmented bone. I witness militia dead on the ground. I listen to screams, grunts and gurgling blood in a man's windpipe. WHOOSH, flame throwers make a path with flames blazing burning men instantaneously. My eyes reveal the emotion that rips through my
journal of enslaved prisoner of war Being shaken violently awake is probably the calmest way Aanehtou has been woken up, ever since he became an enslaved POW ( Prisoner of war). Everyday he wakes up at 5 am ,and goes to sleep at well, Aanehtou never really sleeps at night since it's so loud. With all the diseases going around everybody’s coughing and, sneezing, and itching, and whining with pain. Nobody sleeps for really an longer than 1 hour, 2 if you’re lucky. It doesn't help carrying 50 pounds
George Patton played a massive role in World War I and World War II. He is considered the best commander in the U.S. Army. General George Patton is my favorite person because he stands up for what is right, and when something needs to get done, it gets done, while going the extra mile to do it. Another reason why he is my favorite person, is that he is a very respectable man. Out of every being who has ever walked the land of this earth, my favorite person is General George Patton. First of
The film Patton was created in nineteen seventy and the director to the film is Franklin J. Schaffner the cast has many of talented actresses and actors such as George C. Scott, and Karl Malden and Stephen Young, along with Michael Strong, and Karl Michael Vogler with many more. The film depicts the story and career of a general named George Patton who is also a tank commander of world war two. The film correlates to our textbook chapter seventeen, “The United States to World War two” and section
in France. He became a colonel in 1918 and received wide military recognition for his handling of troops and equipment during the Saint Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne operations. From 1919 to 1924 he was aide to the U.S. commander in chief, General John Pershing, and during the next three years he saw service in China. Marshall taught in various army schools and organizations from 1927 to 1936, when he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. In 1939 Marshall was appointed U.S. army chief of staff
daughters name Ruth Ellen and Beatrice Smith. His mom’s name was Ruth Wilson. Patton’s dads name was George S. Patton III. Patton had one sister named Anne Wilson. That was his only sibling. He had a younger brother but, he died at birth. His name was John S. Patton. George always said he would never forget him even though he never met him. “It was tragic to hear about my brother” Patton said. Patton said his brother will be kept in his heart. “I fought for my brother” Patton told
In December 1945, America lost one of the most successful combat leaders of World War II—George S. Patton. By the end of WW II, Patton rose to the rank of General in the US Army and was the commander of 15th Army in occupied Germany. However, just five years prior at the start of his strategic leadership phase, then Brigadier General Patton began as Commander, 2nd Armored Division in Ft. Benning, Georgia. Several factors undoubtedly contributed to his swift rise from 1-star to 4-star in just five
World War I is remembered as a soldier's conflict for the six million men who were mobilized and for the high military casualties compared to civilian deaths. However, it was also a total war, where the entire nation's population was involved. Everyone contributed to the war efforts from civilians working in factories making uniforms, guns, tanks and ammunition, to families with men at the front. Probably the most prevalent group that contributed a major role in World War I, were women. They took
Synthesis Essay: General George Patton Standing in a crowd of hundreds, anxious about what is to come—combat; waiting for a man whose reputation greatly precedes him…the man who will lead you into battle—into a nightmare. As he took the microphone and declared, “you are here because you are real men and all real men like to fight.” These words are those of General George Patton…and he has your attention. Inspirational and blunt are just a couple of the many terms used to describe General
approximate 600,000 troops for the offense. That is without counting the artillery part which it was an extra 3,980 personnel. This was part of the movement towards the offense that was implemented by General Pershing. Meanwhile they were in route and arrive to the offense General Pershing was not counting in the weather, which it started raining and the soldiers walked the route implemented which it was about 60 miles of mud that did not help the movement to Meuse Argonne and made them an easier
Rhetorical Analysis of Patton's Papers by Martin Blumesfield Martin Blumesfield's writing of this book is a very interesting book. His way of writing really gets the point across and makes you think like you there. He uses many rhetoric devices to enhance his writing and get what he's trying to do. He uses many similes and figurative language to back up his point of him being there. He has many of Patton's paper and he actually can relate to whats going on through his interpretation of the
Patton was hoping to lead the Allied invasion of Normandy, but he instead was given command of the fictitious force that is supposed to invade Pas de Calais, France, as a distraction for the Normandy invasion (George S. Patton).Once the Normandy Invasion happened, Patton was given the command of the Third army and led them in the late stages of Operation Cobra (Jones, Taylor). Operation Cobra consisted of the Third army simultaneously attacking West, South, East toward Seine, and North (Jones, Taylor)