John J.Persing 潘兴将军.pptxVIP

John J. Pershing;West Point years;Pershing graduated from West Point in the summer of 1886 and was commended by the Superintendent of West Point, General?Wesley Merritt, for high leadership skills and possessing superb ability. Pershing briefly considered petitioning the Army to let him study law and delay his commission. He applied for a furlough from West Point, but soon withdrew the request in favor of active Army duty. He was commissioned a?Second Lieutenant?in the?United States Army?in 1886, at age 26, graduating 30th in a class of 77. ;West Point instructor;Early career—a brigadier ge