We know that among the tanks used by the US military in World War II, there is the famous "Pershing" heavy tank, which seems to remind us of the name of our countrymen, but in fact, Pershing is the name of Joseph Pershing, a famous American general during World War I. General Pershing is well known in the United States, but people in other countries may know very little.
Born in 1860, pershing experienced the Civil War as a child, and his father was a small farmer. But when Pershing was a teenager, the family's farm went bankrupt, which caused Pershing to be unable to go to college, so he had to find a way to go to a normal school, and later moved to the Xidian Military Academy. This was seen by Pershing as a decision that could change his destiny.
After entering West Point at the age of 22, Pershing soon became a member of the cavalry unit, and Pershing's fame in the army was very high, especially Pershing's equal treatment of black soldiers, which gave Pershing a higher degree of attention. Pershing himself won a lot of rights for black soldiers, and he also showed bravery in fighting, and he performed highly in Cuba, the Philippines, Japan, and Pershing.
Roosevelt the elder promoted Pershing to brigadier general in 1906, and Johnson later regarded Pershing as a beloved general. After the outbreak of World War I, the United States dragged on for three years before declaring war, and Pershing was the supreme commander of the Expeditionary Force. After the end of World War I, Pershing's fame was not inferior to that of Eisenhower after World War II, and it seemed that Pershing's life was simply perfect.
But Pershing himself did not think so, in 1916, Pershing's home was killed by a fire, including his wife and three daughters, leaving only his son to live with each other. Since then, Pershing has hardly smiled in the rest of his life. It wasn't until 1944, when the 87-year-old veteran died, that the Pershing tank was named after him. What do you think?