Though General John "Black Jack" Pershing met Pancho Villa in August 1914 under friendly circumstances, when Pancho Villa attacked the U.S in 1916, President Wilson ordered Pershing to enter Mexico in pursuit.
Theodore Roosevelt was in charge of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War and later became the 26th president of the United States.
George Marshall was the general of the army and U.S. Army chief of staff during World War II. In 1947 he proposed a European Recovery Program that became known as the Marshall Plan.
Douglas MacArthur was a general and in command of the Pacific Theater during World War II.

