...that roots of the same conflict brought American Gen. John Pershing here a century ago and led to the invention of the Colt...south. In 1899, America sent a young cavalryman, John Pershing, for a campaign to crush Filipino Muslim insurrectionists...

...has cataloged index cards for Missourians in the Navy, Marines and Army, including President Harry Truman and Gen. John Pershing. The database already contains the records of 145,000 soldiers and Marines who served in the war. The database...