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Oct 14, 2018 · Micheline Resco (1894–1968) was a Romanian-born, Parisian portrait artist best known as the mistress and then second wife of John J. Pershing, Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Forces during the First World War.
Nita Patton never married, while Pershing remained unmarried until he secretly wed Micheline Resco in 1946. Micheline Resco (second wife) Pershing had wartime affairs, including one with French-Romanian artist Micheline Resco (1894–1968), and he later expressed regret that he had let Nita Patton "get away".
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- Arlington National Cemetery
- 1877–1924
- General of the Armies
- 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.
Oct 5, 1986 · General Pershing's Passion During his long romance with a young Frenchwoman named Micheline Resco, Gen. John J. Pershing felt that because he was so much in the public eye their relationship had...
Before leaving for Europe, Pershing also had a passionate romance with George Patton's sister, Anne. But once he was in France, Pershing fell madly in love with a young painter named Micheline Resco, whom he later married in secret.
Oct 29, 2009 · In 1946, at the age of 85, Pershing secretly married Micheline Resco, a much younger French-Romanian artist he had met in Paris during World War I and been discreetly involved with for nearly...
Micheline Resco (b.1896) was a Rumanian-born, Parisian portrait artist best known as the mistress and then second wife of John J. Pershing, Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Forces during the First World War.
