Coral Wong Pietsch | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | |
| Assumed office June 28, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William P. Greene Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Coral Wong November 11, 1947 Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. |
| Spouse |
James Pietsch (m. 1972) |
| Education | College of Saint Teresa Marquette University Catholic University of America |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1974–2007[2][3] |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Army Judge Advocate General's Corps United States Army Reserve |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War[4][5] |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit |
Coral Wong Pietsch (born November 11, 1947) is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. She is a former brigadier general in the United States Army Reserve. In 2001 she became the first female general officer in the Army Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, and the first Asian-American woman to reach general officer rank in the United States Army.[6][7][8]
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- ^ "Opening Statement of Coral Wong Pietsch" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. United States Senate. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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- ^ Gregg K. Kakesako (May 15, 2009). "Army Reserve in Pacific gets first female leader". Honolulu Star Bulletin. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
Compton follows Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Coral Wong Pietsch, who became the first Asian/Pacific-American female general and first female chief judge in the Army Judge Advocate General Corps in 2000.
- ^ LTC Randy Pullen (September 1, 2001). "Army Reservist Achieves Two Notable Firsts". The Officer. Retrieved October 15, 2009.