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Former good articleJohn J. Pershing was one of the Warfare good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
December 28, 2005Good article nomineeListed
December 5, 2006Good article reassessmentDelisted
September 24, 2021Good article nomineeNot listed
Current status: Delisted good article

Pershing's birth date

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Author John A. Filippello published in 2023 evidence that Pershing lied about his birth month. He appears to have advanced it from January 1860 to September 1860 so he would appear in summer 1882 to meet the maximum age requirement for West Point admission, which was 21. I left the recognized date of birth as September 1860, but included a note with these details, which also includes a reference to the magazine article Filippello authored.Billmckern (talk) 18:32, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]