Biographies

Short bios of historical figures, every 10th of the month

World War II, United States, United States Army, United States Air Force, Senior Commanders, Californians Walter Gurske World War II, United States, United States Army, United States Air Force, Senior Commanders, Californians Walter Gurske

Jimmy Doolittle

One of the most famous figures in the history of American aviation, and the leader of the famous Doolittle Raid on Japan in 1942, Jimmy Doolittle was a pioneer of various flight techniques as well as a skilled and daring pilot.

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Mexican Revolution, World War I, World War II, United States, United States Army, Senior Commanders, Americans, Texans Walter Gurske Mexican Revolution, World War I, World War II, United States, United States Army, Senior Commanders, Americans, Texans Walter Gurske

William Simpson

The commander of the US 9th Army in the Second World War, William Hood Simpson was very popular with his men, fellow officers and allies, gaining accolades from such men as Dwight D. Eisenhower and Bernard Montgomery.

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World War I, Mexican Revolution, United States Army, Senior Commanders, Americans, Missourians Walter Gurske World War I, Mexican Revolution, United States Army, Senior Commanders, Americans, Missourians Walter Gurske

John Pershing

Commander of the American Expeditionary Force in the First World War as well as the leader of the punitive expedition into Mexico against Pancho Villa, “Black Jack” Pershing famously refused to allow American troops to be used as replacements in Allied armies, insisting that they remained as their own force.

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