In civilian life he is president and chief executive officer of Arms and the Man, Ltd., an exotic arms company. He has received nineteen service medals, decorations, and badges, including the Defense and Army Meritorious Service Medals, the Joint and Army Commendation Medals, and the Joint and Army Achievement Medals. He is presently commander of the 77th Infantry Division at Fort Potter, New York. Sullivan, he helped shape Army and Army ROTC programs. As special assistant to Army Chief of Staff General Gordon R.
Since 1967, when he left active duty and joined the United States Army Reserve, he has held many key command and staff positions and spent considerable time on active duty as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee. He completed infantry and military intelligence courses and reported for duty with the 10th Special Forces Group in Germany in 1965 and became its executive officer and then company commander.
degree in English and was commissioned in the United States Army as a distinguished military graduate of the University's Army ROTC Program. United States Army Reserve Retired on June 23, 1999.īoston University, College of Arts and Sciences, 1964Ĭolonel John Warren Pershing, the grandson of General of the Armies John J. The Board of Governors and members of The Leash in New York note with profound sadness the passing of their fellow clubman, Colonel John Warren Pershing III.