John J. Pershing, the “General of the Armies,” was an American army officer who had an illustrious tenure as the commander of the ‘American Expeditionary Forces' (AEF) on the Western Front during World War I. The war veteran was the president and the “First Captain” of the ‘West Point’ class of 1886. He had served the Indian Wars (the Apache and Sioux Wars), the Spanish–American War (the Battle of San Juan Hill), and the Moro Rebellion during the Philippines insurgency. He led a punitive attack to capture Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. Additionally, he had a crucial role in the Russo–Japanese War, the Battle of Belleau Wood, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He had also mentored many generals who had eventually led the U.S. army during World War II. Pershing is still the only U.S. army officer to be honored with the five-star “General of the Armies” rank, the highest defense personnel rank, in his lifetime. He still remains the only army officer in America to have selected his insignia.