page_title: List of United States Military Academy alumni
section_title: World War I combatants
hierarchical_section_title: List of United States Military Academy alumni / Military figures / World War I combatants
caption_attribution_description: English: General John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, on his uniform from left to right 1. Indian Campaign Medal, 2. Spanish Campaign Medal, 3. Philippine Campaign Medal
context_page_description: The United States Military Academy is an undergraduate college in West Point, New York with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Army. The Academy was founded in 1802 and is the oldest of the United States' five service academies. It is also referred to as West Point The Academy graduated its first cadet, Joseph Gardner Swift, in October 1802. Sports media refer to the Academy as "Army" and the students as "Cadets"; this usage is officially endorsed. The football team is also known as "The Black Knights of the Hudson" and "The Black Knights". A small number of graduates each year choose the option of cross-commissioning into the United States Air Force, United States Navy, or the United States Marine Corps. Before the founding of the United States Air Force Academy in 1955, the Academy was a major source of officers for the Air Force and its predecessors. Most cadets are admitted through the congressional appointment system. The curriculum emphasizes the sciences and engineering fields.
  The list is drawn from graduates, non-graduate former cadets, current cadets, and faculty of the Military Academy.
caption: John Pershing (1886)
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