Pershing may refer to:
Military
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John J. Pershing (1860–1948), U.S. General of the Armies
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MGM-31 Pershing
The MGM-31A Pershing was the missile used in the Pershing 1 and Pershing 1a field artillery missile systems. It was a solid-fueled two-stage theater ballistic missile designed and built by Martin Marietta to replace the PGM-11 Redstone missile ...
, U.S. ballistic missile system
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Pershing II Weapon System
The Pershing II Weapon System was a solid-fueled two-stage medium-range ballistic missile designed and built by Martin Marietta to replace the Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile System as the United States Army's primary nuclear-capable thea ...
, U.S. ballistic missile
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M26 Pershing, U.S. tank
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Pershing boot
The trench boot, sometimes known as the "Pershing boot," was an American combat boot used in the latter stages of World War I, made for the cold mud of trench warfare.
Introduction
The 1917 Trench Boot was an adaptation of the boots American ma ...
, a type of boot used by U.S. soldiers in World War I
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Pershing Rifles, U.S. college military fraternal organization founded 1894
Companies
* Pershing, an Italian yachtbuilding company, part of the
Ferretti Group as of 2004
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Pershing LLC
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, commonly known as BNY, is an American international financial services company headquartered in New York City. It was established in its current form in July 2007 by the merger of the Bank of New York an ...
, a financial brokerage and custodian, and a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon
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Pershing Square Capital Management
Pershing Square Capital Management is an American hedge fund management company founded and run by Bill Ackman, headquartered in New York City.
Company history
In 2004, Ackman started Pershing Square Capital Management with $54 million in fundi ...
, a US hedge fund
Places
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Stade Pershing (Pershing Stadium), a stadium in Vincennes, France
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Pershing, Oklahoma
Pershing is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Osage County, Oklahoma, Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 United States census, 202 ...
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Pershing, Wisconsin, a town
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Pershing County, Nevada
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Pershing Center, an arena in Lincoln, Nebraska
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Pershing Park
The National World War I Memorial is a national memorial commemorating the service rendered by members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I. The 2015 National Defense Authorization Act authorized the World War I Centennial Commiss ...
, a small park in Washington, D.C.
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Pershing Road (Hudson County)
Pershing Road is a road located entirely in Weehawken, New Jersey that travels for on the Hudson Palisades between Boulevard East and Weehawken Port Imperial, and carries the designation Hudson County Route 682.
At County Route 505 (Boule ...
, a road along the face of the Hudson Palisades
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Pershing Township (disambiguation) Pershing Township may refer to one of the following places within the United States:
* Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana
* Pershing Township, Burt County, Nebraska
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People with the name Pershing
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Andrzej Kolikowski
Andrzej Kolikowski (19 January 1954 – 5 December 1999), nicknamed ''Pershing'', was a mafia boss and a close associate of the Pruszków mafia in Poland. Pershing was arguably the best-known Polish gangster of the 1990s. He was assassinated by hi ...
(1954–1999), nicknamed ''Pershing'', Polish mobster
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John J. Pershing (1860–1948), American
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...
officer.
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Louise Pershing
Louise Pershing (May 24, 1904 – October 14, 1986) was an American painter, sculptor, and designer. She was a founder of the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Pershing lived in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and spent her summers in Pr ...
(1904–1986), American painter, sculptor
Other
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''Pershing'' (album), an album by indie pop/rock band ''Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin''
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Pershing (doughnut)
A Persian, Persian roll or Pershing is a fried sweet roll or doughnut with a spiral shape similar to a cinnamon bun. It may be covered with a sugar Glaze (cooking technique), glaze, Icing (food), iced or frosted, or sprinkled with sugar or cinnamo ...
, a type of doughnut
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''General Pershing'' (motor ship), a five masted bald-headed schooner
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Pershing High School
John J. Pershing High School is a four-year public high school in Detroit, Michigan. It is in Conant Gardens in proximity to the residential areas[Pershing Middle School (San Diego)
San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) is a public school district based in San Diego
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 ...]
, San Diego, California
See also
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Pershing Square (disambiguation)
Pershing Square may refer to:
*Pershing Square (Los Angeles), Pershing Square, a plaza in downtown Los Angeles
*Pershing Square Building (Los Angeles), kitty-corner from Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles
*Pershing Square, Manhattan
*Pershing ...
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Persian (roll)
A Persian, Persian roll or Pershing is a fried sweet roll or doughnut with a spiral shape similar to a cinnamon bun. It may be covered with a sugar glaze, iced or frosted, or sprinkled with sugar or cinnamon sugar. The roll is especially popul ...
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