WI General Frank Funston lived?

General Fredrick Funston was the Commander of the US Army Southern Department during 1914-16, he was General Pershing's superior during the punitive Expedition and was in command of the border during the 1916 National Guard Mobilisation on the border. It was under him that the bugs of that mobilisation were ironed out and the NG trained up to a reasonable level during their months on the border. He was favoured to lead the AEF but died of a heart attack at age 51 on 19 Feb 1917, so his subordinate Perhaps was appointed to lead the AEF.

WI Funston didn't have the heart attack?
 
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General Frank Funston was the Commander of the US Army Southern Department during 1914-16, he was General Pershing's superior during the punitive Expedition and was in command of the border during the 1916 National Guard Mobilisation on the border. It was under him that the bugs of that mobilisation were ironed out and the NG trained up to a reasonable level during their months on the border. He was favoured to lead the AEF but died of a heart attack at age 51 on 19 Feb 1917, so his subordinate Perhaps was appointed to lead the AEF.

WI Funston didn't have the heart attack?


First off, the man's name was Frederick Funston, not Frank.

Second, who is Funston's subordinate "Perhaps"?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Funston#/media/File:Frederick_Funston_headstone_front.JPG
 
I raised this question myself, actually. I consider it likely that John Pershing would have still gone to France, likely initially commanding a division of U.S. troops. Later, if Funston died of a heart attack, it is likely he would be the logical replacement.
 
I raised this question myself, actually. I consider it likely that John Pershing would have still gone to France, likely initially commanding a division of U.S. troops. Later, if Funston died of a heart attack, it is likely he would be the logical replacement.

I think that given his command of the Punitive Expedition division Pershing's a virtual certainty to go to France, I wouldn't be surprised if he commanded the first division, then Corps and then Army that were forming in France.

Would Funston have made much difference with the raising and training of the AEF? By the time of his death he would have been by far the most experienced US General at this when whipping some 12 NG Divisions into shape. In contrast Pershing was on active operations in Mexico.
 
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