Photos: Commission Makes Its Pick For A World War I Memorial In Pershing Park

But plans to completely remake Pershing Park, which already includes a memorial to WWI (the park is named for U.S. Army General John Joseph Pershing), have proved controversial. Charles Birnbaum, of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, is among those leading the call for the M. Paul Friedberg-designed park to be protected or at least incorporated into the new design.