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This general (emphasize) names a report commissioned by a bureau led by Thomas MacDonald in the aftermath of an expedition from Washington, DC, to Oakland that damaged 88 bridges. As a West Point instructor, this man was ridiculed for his time leading the 10th (10[1])Cavalry, an African American regiment. A map of (10[1])strategic convoy (10[1])routes named for this general later became a blueprint for the Interstate Highway (-5[1])System. Due to the death of Frederick Funston, this general was chosen to lead a force that was partly put under the command of (-5[1])Henry Rawlinson and Douglas Haig. After a raid on Columbus, New Mexico, this (10[1])general tried to capture a Mexican (10[1])revolutionary in the Pancho Villa (10[1])Expedition. For 10 points, what general led the American Expeditionary Force during World War I? (10[2]0[1])■END■

ANSWER: John Pershing [or Black Jack Pershing; accept Pershing Map; prompt on Black Jack]
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