Colonel Francis Warren Pershing
Deceased Person
1909 – 1980
Who was Colonel Francis Warren Pershing?
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.
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- Born
- Jun 24, 1909
Cheyenne - Also known as
- Francis Warren Pershing
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- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- 1980
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on July 23, 2013
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