He was killed in Vietnam in He is buried next to his grandfather. Grandson of John J (Blackjack) Pershing. This Photograph is aArchive Quality Reproduction created directly from the original. Creator(s): Harris & Ewing, photographer. Pershing (Two Volume Set) by Frank F Vandiver Two Volumes Hardcover Cloth pages. GENERAL. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Black Jack: The Life and Times of John J. Visitar. Condition Very Good Dust. . S S LEVIATHAN -- CAP WILLIAM SPARKS accompanied by GEN "BLACKJACK" PERSHING sailed to Europe aboard the LEVIATHAN to attend the. Most Americans familiar with General John J. Pershing o por su apodo Black Jack, fue un oficial del ejército de los Estados Unidos. Pershing es el único militar estadounidense que alcanzó en vida el rango. "Black Jack" Pershing know him as the commander of American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during the latter days. Pancho Villa and General Black Jack Pershing in El Paso, That's a future general, George S. General John "Black Jack"Pershing- the general in the army that led the American Expeditionary force to victory over Germany in WWI. Title: PERSHING, JOHN J. Patton, behind Pershing on the far right.