General Pershing in 1918 Born near Laclede, MO, on 13 Sept 1860 Died in Washington, DC, on 15 July 1948

General of the Armies John J. Pershing, USA Commander, Department of Visayas-The Philippines; Commander, Mexican Punitive Expedition; Commander, American Expeditionary Forces-Europe; Chief of Staff of the US Army Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Purple Heart Indian Campaign Medal Spanish Campaign Medal Army of Cuban Occupation Medal Philippine Campaign Medal Mexican Service Medal WWI Victory Medal with 14 Battle Clasps The Congressional Gold Medal New Mexico Medal of Honor Knight Grand Cross of the British Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Greek Royal Order of the Redeemer Grand Cross of the French Legion of Honor Grand Cross of the Italian Military Order of Savoy Grand Cross of the Montenegrin Order of Prince Danilo I Grand Cross of the Peruvian Order of the Sun Grand Cross of the Italian Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Commander's Cross of the Polish Virtuti Militari Grand Cordon of the Paulownia of the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun Grand Cordon of theVenezuelan Order of the Liberator Grand Order of the Chinese Precious Light of the Chia Ho (1st Class) Czechoslovakian Order of the White Lion (1st Class) with Swords Romanian Order of Mihail the Brave (1st Class) Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure French Medal of Military Merit Montenegrin Medaille Obilitch Panamanian Medal of La Solidaridad (1st Class) French Croix de Guerre with Palm Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm Czechoslovakian War Cross

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