Coral Wong Pietsch
Coral Pietsch | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | |
| Assumed office June 28, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Bill Greene |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Coral Wong November 11, 1947 |
| Spouse |
James Pietsch (m. 1972) |
| Education | College of Saint Teresa (BFA) Marquette University (MFA) Catholic University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1974–2007 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Army Judge Advocate General's Corps United States Army Reserve |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit |
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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.