PERSHING, John "Black Jack": Memorial in Pershing Park in Washington, D.C. by Robert Winthrop White located in James M. Goode's Pennsylvania Avenue area

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The John "Black Jack" Pershing Memorial in Pershing Park, Washington, D.C., is a bronze sculpture by Robert Winthrop White honoring General Pershing, the only U.S. Army officer to hold the rank of General of the Armies during his lifetime. Pershing led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I and influenced key World War II generals. The memorial is located in the Pennsylvania Avenue area and commemorates Pershing's leadership and the valor of American troops in the Great War.