Colonel Francis Warren Pershing
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| Name | Colonel Francis Warren Pershing |
| Gender | Male |
| Alias | Francis Warren Pershing |
| Description | Colonel Francis Warren Pershing (1909–1999), John J. Pershing's son, served in the Second World War as an advisor to the Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall. After the War he continued with his financial career and founded a stock brokerage firm (Pershing & Company). He was father to two sons, Richard W. Pershing (1942–1968) and John Warren Pershing III (1941–1999). Richard Pershing served as a 2nd Lieutenant (O1) in the 502nd Infantry and was killed in action on February 17, 1968, in Vietnam.[27] John Pershing III served as a special assistant to former Army Chief of Staff General Gordon R. Sullivan, also attaining the rank of Colonel (O6). He helped shape Army and Army ROTC programs nationwide. Col. Pershing died of cardiovascular disease in 1999. |
| Birth |
June 24 1909
Cheyenne |
| Death | Cause of death: Cardiovascular disease1980 |
| Nationality | United States of America |
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