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Definition of Black Jack Pershing
1. Noun. United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Jack Pershing
Literary usage of Black Jack Pershing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. War Finance: As Viewed from the Roof of the World in Switzerland by Clarence Walker Barron (1919)
"Black Jack Pershing GENERAL PERSHING does not overlook the men here. Before he
started his drive for St. Mihiel, after gathering in all the automobiles ..."
2. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights ...: Why America by Kelly Miller (1919)
"... BLACK JACK" PERSHING. ONE of the most striking figures among those whose names
are irrevocably linked with the history of the world fight for democracy, ..."
3. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1920)
"The sobriquet "Black Jack" Pershing by which he was known among the rank and file
was the result of his first promotion in 1895 when he was appointed to a ..."
4. Lest We Forget: World War Stories by John Gilbert Thompson, Inez Bigwood (1918)
"These men were officers in the United States army, and among them were General
Pershing and his staff—"Black Jack Pershing," as his men affectionately ..."
5. Missouri's Hall of Fame: Lives of Eminent Missourians by Floyd Calvin Shoemaker (1918)
""Black Jack" Pershing he is called by his friends. The high position occupied by
this great soldier should be the pride of every Missourian. ..."
6. War Finance: As Viewed from the Roof of the World in Switzerland by Clarence Walker Barron (1919)
"Black Jack Pershing GENERAL PERSHING does not overlook the men here. Before he
started his drive for St. Mihiel, after gathering in all the automobiles ..."
7. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights ...: Why America by Kelly Miller (1919)
"... BLACK JACK" PERSHING. ONE of the most striking figures among those whose names
are irrevocably linked with the history of the world fight for democracy, ..."
8. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1920)
"The sobriquet "Black Jack" Pershing by which he was known among the rank and file
was the result of his first promotion in 1895 when he was appointed to a ..."
9. Lest We Forget: World War Stories by John Gilbert Thompson, Inez Bigwood (1918)
"These men were officers in the United States army, and among them were General
Pershing and his staff—"Black Jack Pershing," as his men affectionately ..."
10. Missouri's Hall of Fame: Lives of Eminent Missourians by Floyd Calvin Shoemaker (1918)
""Black Jack" Pershing he is called by his friends. The high position occupied by
this great soldier should be the pride of every Missourian. ..."
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