General Pershing Blvd - N Villa Ave
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member vulture1957
N 35° 28.402 W 097° 33.402
14S E 630945 N 3926496
Intersection of Gen. Pershing Blvd and Villa Ave, near the State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. It's interesting that the city would name intersecting streets for a Mexican bandit and the decorated Army officer sent into Mexico to capture him.
Waymark Code: WM13JC8
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/24/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member woolsox
Views: 4

General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing is known to history for quite a few reasons. He was cited for gallantry and awarded the Silver Star for actions in the Spanish-American War. The Pershing tank was named after him. He commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe in World War I. After WWI, he was promoted to the rank of General of the Armies of the United States, the highest rank possible for any member of the United States armed forces, which was created especially for him.

But in March of 1916, Pershing led troops into Mexico to capture the bandit Pancho Villa. Pershing organized and commanded the Mexican Punitive Expedition, a combined armed force of 10,000 men that penetrated 350 miles (560 km) into chaotic Mexico. They routed Villa's revolutionaries, but failed to capture him.

Type of intersection name: Pair

City: Oklahoma City

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