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Mar 2, 2024 · Pershing was the grandson of General of the Armies John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. His brother, Richard Warren Pershing, was killed in action during the Vietnam War. A service was held on June 28 in New York City. He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
Colonel Francis Warren Pershing (1909–1999), John J. Pershing's son, served in the Second World War as an advisor to the Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall. After the War he continued with his financial career and founded a stock brokerage firm (Pershing & Company).
He was father to two sons who both served in Vietnam War, Colonel John Warren Pershing III (1941–1999) and Second Lieutenant Richard W. Pershing (1942–1968). John Pershing III served in the Army from 1964 to 1967 and Army Reserve from 1967 to 1999.
Memorial. Photos 7. Flowers 50. Created by: SLGMSD. Added: Sep 14, 2012. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 97089222. Source citation. He was the son of John J. Pershing and Helen Warren Pershing. On April 22, 1938 he married Muriel Bache Richards at St. Thomas Church in New York City, New York. They were the parents of two children.
- Pershing’s hometown of Laclede, Missouri, was invaded by Confederate bushwhackers just before his 4th birthday. The guerillas were hunting for his father, who flew the Union flag above his general store.
- Before entering the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1882, Pershing taught African-American students at Prairie Mound School in Missouri.
- In 1885, Pershing was promoted to first lieutenant and became one of the first white officers to command African-American soldiers in the 10th Cavalry.
- In 1898, Pershing led 10th Cavalry soldiers up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. Pershing’s gallantry in the Battle of San Juan Hill caught the attention of Teddy Roosevelt, who also fought his way up San Juan Hill with his “Rough Riders” regiment.
Only his son Warren was rescued, unconscious, from the blaze. This was a personal tragedy, one from which Pershing would never fully recover. In March of 1916 Pershing, still distraught from his loss, was assigned to pursue the Mexican bandit Poncho Villa.
Summary. Photograph shows Francis Warren Pershing (1909-1980), the son of General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing (1860-1948). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017) Names. Bain News Service, publisher. Created / Published. [between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920] Headings. Glass negatives. Genre. Glass negatives. Notes.
