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General John J. Pershing

A brief history of the highest decorated U.S. General and the auditorium that still holds his name. Early Life General John J. Pershing was born in 1860 on a farm near Laclede, Missouri, to John Fletcher Pershing and Ann Elizabeth Thompson. After completing high school in 1878, Pershing pursued a teaching career at State Normal […]
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