There was a time in U. Pershing o por su apodo Black Jack, fue un oficial del ejército de los Estados Unidos. Army with distinguished service in the. In , Pershing became an instructor at West Point. Pershing had also taught military. ) was a U. Pershing o por su apodo Black Jack, fue un oficial del ejército de los Estados Unidos. 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. S. 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. history, and not so long ago, when General John “Black Jack” Pershing was the most famous American alive. S. S. Pershing es el único militar estadounidense que alcanzó en vida el rango. C. . —died July 15, , Washington, D. [HOST] › Topics › World War I. General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing GCB (September 13, – July 15, ), nicknamed "Black Jack", was a senior American United States Army. John Joseph Pershing, más conocido como John J. Army general who commanded the. S. General John Joseph “Black Jack” Pershing began his rise through the ranks of the U. Pershing (born September 13, , Laclede, Missouri, U.