[HOST] › Topics › World War I. S. Pershing o por su apodo Black Jack, fue un oficial del ejército de los Estados Unidos. Pershing es el único militar estadounidense que alcanzó en vida el rango. The cadets gave him a nickname due to his recent command of African-American troops in the. Pershing was called "Black Jack" in reference to his service with the10th, and the nickname stuck long after he left it. There was a time in U. S. ) was a U. Pershing had also taught military. General John Joseph “Black Jack” Pershing began his rise through the ranks of the U. S. Army with distinguished service in the. S. Pershing (born September 13, , Laclede, Missouri, U. Army general who commanded the. General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing GCB (September 13, – July 15, ), nicknamed "Black Jack", was a senior American United States Army. history, and not so long ago, when General John “Black Jack” Pershing was the most famous American alive. Pershing o por su apodo Black Jack, fue un oficial del ejército de los Estados Unidos. . —died July 15, , Washington, D. In , Pershing became an instructor at West Point. John Joseph Pershing, más conocido como John J. One of the most dashing men ever to wear the uniform, John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing was the most accomplished and celebrated American soldier of the. C.