'BLACK JACK' SPENDS HIS LAST FULL DAY OF ACTIVE SERVICE IN U.S. ARMY
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) General John J. Pershing* has "spent his last full day of active service in the Army he loved."
The Evening Star reports on September 12, 1924 that the General retires having witnessed "with mingled emotions"a peacetime reiteration of America's patriotic spirit as well as his emergence following the world war as a "war hero."
JFK+50 NOTE
One theory of how Pershing got the nickname 'Black Jack' is because his first posting as a First Lieutenant at Fort Bayard, Arizona included commanding African-American 'buffalo soldiers'.
*John Joseph Pershing (1860-1948) was born in Laclede, Missouri & served in the United States Army 1886-1924. JJP served in the Mexican Expedition, American Expeditionary Force, First U.S. Army and as Chief of Staff.
SOURCE
"Pershing Leaving Army, Is Honored," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., September 12, 1924
