19 July 1948 John J. Pershing Laid to Rest

Sixty-five years ago today, John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, was laid to rest at Arlington Cemetery with a simple soldier's headstone marking his grave. He had died at age 87 on 15 July 1948 at Walter Reed Hospital. The burial marked three days of mourning for the Iron General that included a lying in state at the nation's Capitol, a funeral procession and