[ganesha]

Thanks for the links and info. Pershing was a smart man. It's because of him that we avoided making the suicidal mistakes that the British and the French made in World War One. The British had wanted Americans to serve in British units which were making massed infantry assaults against fortified positions. Prior to American intervention, the Germans were winning the war to a much larger degree than most people realize due to their superior artillery and tactics. For a good read on this subject I recommend "The Myth of the Great War" by John Mosier.

[Ben Hecks]

Another distinction that General Pershing enjoyed is the fact that his Army serial number was 01.

[eureka!]

Most welcome and thanks for the reading recommendation...