Asian Pacific American Generals and Admirals

Compiled and maintained by Terry Shima, Executive Director (Ret), Japanese American Veterans Association, ttshima@comcast.net, 301-987-6746. © Formatted by Metta Tanikawa

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The listings include leaders in ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD, RETIRED, or OTHER status.

Updated: September 14, 2013
[Appreciate if you would report to Terry any errors, typos, additions, deletions.]

Army (USA/USAR/ARNG)
GEN John F. Campbell, USA
GEN Eric Shinseki, USA (Ret)
LTG Thomas Bostick, USA
LTG James Huggins, USA
LTG Allen K. Ono, USA (Ret) [JAVA Member]
LTG Joseph Peterson, USA (Ret) [JAVA Member]
LTG Edward Soriano, USA (Ret)
MG Jeffery Arnold, USA (Ret)
MG Joseph Caravalho, USA, MD [JAVA Member] [Chinese, Puerto Rican American, POB Hawaii]
MG Lie Ping Chang, USAR, MD
MG Joseph Chavez, USA (Ret)
MG William S. C. Chen, USA (Ret) [First Chinese American MG]
MG Clarence K.K. Chinn, USA
MG Edward Correa Jr., USA (Ret)
MG John D’Araujo, USA (Ret)
MG David J. Elicerio, USAR
MG John Liu Fugh, USA (Ret)
MG Gary Hara, USARPAC Deputy Commander
MG Eugene Seigo Imai, USA (Ret)
MG Dennis A. Kamimura, USA (Ret)
MG Jason K. Kamiya, USA [JAVA Member]
MG Theodore S. Kanamine, USA (Ret)
MG Rodney Kobayashi, USAR (Ret) [JAVA Member]
MG Calvin Kelly Lau, USA (Ret)
MG Robert G.F. Lee, USA (Ret)
MG Alexis T. Lum, USA (Ret) [passed away 28 Aug 2009]
MG John G.H. Ma, USAR, USARPAC
MG Vern T. Miyagi, USA (Ret)
MG Bert Mizusawa, USAR [JAVA Member]
MG James Mukoyama, USA (Ret) [JAVA Member]
MG Michael K. Nagata, USA
MG Benny Paulino, USA (Ret)
MG Eldon Regua, USA (Ret)
MG Walter Tagawa, USA (Ret)
MG Antonio Taguba, USA (Ret)
MG Stephen Tom, USAR
MG Ming T. Wong, USA, DC. CG William Beaumont Army Medical Center
BG Clarence M. Agena, USA (Ret)
BG John Aiona, USA (Ret) [passed away]
BG Paul Y. Chinen, USA (Ret)
BG John M. Cho, CDR (KA) 3rd Medical Command, Germany
BG Irwin Cockett, USA (Ret)
BG James T. Cook, USA (Ret) [JAVA Member]
BG David Cooper, USA (Ret)
BG Stephen K. Curda, USAR (KA)
BG Jerry de la Cruz, USA (Ret)
BG John Fugan, USA
BG John Gong, ARNG
BG Oscar Hilman, USA (Ret)
BG Jim Hirai, USA (Ret)
BG Edward Y. Hirata, USA (Ret)
BG Gary Ishikawa, HIARNG**
BG Thomas S. Ito, USA (Ret) [JAVA Member]
BG John D. Lee, USAR, DCG 63rd Regional Support Command.
BG Albert K.B. Lyman, USA (Ret)
BG Charles B Lyman, USA (Ret)
BG Paul Nakasone, USA
BG Bruce Oliveira, HIARNG** Cdr, 29th Inf Brigade Combat Team
BG Coral Wong Pietsch, USA (Ret)
BG Glen I. Sakagawa, USA (Ret)
BG Haruo Shigezawa USA (Ret)
BG Francis Shigeo Takemoto, USA (Ret) [passed away 2002]
BG Bernard Watson USA Hawaiian, Chinese, Caucasian
BG Frederick G. Wong, USA (Ret) [JAVA Member]
BG Garrett S. Yee, USAR [nominated 24 Sep 2012]
BG Edward M. Yoshimasu, USA (Ret) [passed away 17 Oct 1992]
Navy (USN/USNR)
VADM Derwood C. Curtis, USN (JA)
VADM Harry B. Harris Jr., USN [JAVA Member]
VADM Robert Kihune, USN (Ret)
RADM James Beebe, USN (Ret) [JAVA Member]
RADM Ming E. Chang, USN (Ret)
RADM Colin Chinn, USN [Jan 2011 – Chief of the Medical Corps]
RADM Melvin M. Chiogioji, USN (Ret) [JAVA Member]
RADM Anatolio B. Cruz III, USN [Promoted 22 Sep 2009]
RADM Peter A. Gumataotao, USN [Promoted 23 Sep 2009] [Guamanian]
RADM Gordon Chung Hoon, USN (Ret) [passed away 1979]
RADM Brian Losey, USN (JA) [JAVA Member]
RADM Ron J. MacLaren , USN (KA)
RADM Connie Mariano, USN (Ret), MD
RADM Eleanor V. Valentin, USN (MSC) [Promoted 22 Sep 2009]
RADM Haruto Yamanouchi, USNR
RADM Jonathan A. Yuen, USN [Aug 2010 – Commander NAVSUP Global Logistics Support]
RDML Raquel C. Bono, USN, MD
RDML David Boone, USN (Ret) (JA)
RDML Victorino G. Mercado, USN Pentagon
RDML Pat Piercy, USN [2012- ECJ-5 ; EUCOM]
RDML (S) Babette Bolivar, USN [2013 – COS CNIC]
RDML (S) Mark Fung, CEC*, USNR [2013 – Deputy COS]
RDML (S) Jon Hill, USN [2013 – PEO Integrated Warfare Systems, NAVSEA – Engineering Duty Officer]
RDML (S) Adrian J. Jansen, USN [2013 – Foreign Area Officer, DefAtt, Indonesia]
Air Force (USAF/USAFR/ANG)
Maj Gen Vernon Chong, USAF (Ret), MD
Maj Gen David E. Clary, USAF (Ret)
Maj Gen Sharon Dunbar, USAF (KA)
Maj Gen Arthur Ishimoto, USAF (Ret)
Maj Gen Michael Kim, USAF Mobilization Asst to the Dir for Operations, Air Mobility Command (MA, AMC/A3)
Maj Gen Caryl Lee, USAFR
Maj Gen Dewey K.K. Lowe, USAF (Ret)
Maj Gen Susan Mashiko, USAF
Maj Gen Kelly K. McKeague, USAF (PA)
Maj Gen Edward V. Richardson, USAF (Ret) (PA)
Maj Gen Darryl D.M. Wong, HIANG*** Adjutant General of Hawaii
Brig Gen Robert Chu, USAFR
Brig Gen Cary C. Chun, USAF (Ret)
Brig Gen Myron N. Dobashi, USAF (Ret) [JAVA Member]
Brig Gen Dwight Kealoha, USAF (Ret)
Brig Gen Joseph Kim, HIANG*** Deputy Adjutant General of Hawaii, [JAVA Member]
Brig Gen Carol Lee, USAFR
Brig Gen Allen Mizumoto, USAF (Ret)
Brig Gen Braden K Sakai, USAF
Brig Gen Kenji Sumida, USAF (Ret)
Brig Gen Edwin A. Vincent, USAF (Ret)
Brig Gen Irvine Kiyoshi Yokoyama Jr., USAF (Ret) [passed away 2003]
Brig Gen Jeannette Young, ANG
Marine Corps (USMCR)
BGen Vincente T. Blaz, USMC (Ret) (PA)
BGen Daniel D. Yoo, USMC (KA)
US Coast Guard
RADM Timothy Josiah, USCG (Ret)
RADM Joseph Vojvodich, USCG (KA)
US Public Health Service
RADM Samuel Lin, Assistant Surgeon General US Public Health Service
RADM Kenneth P. Moritsugu, US Public Health Service [JAVA Member]

 

Abbreviation Key
  Brigadier General Major General Lieutenant General General
Army BG MG LTG GEN
Marine Corps BGen MGen LtGen Gen
Navy RDML RADM VADM ADM
Air Force Brig Gen Maj Gen Lt Gen Gen

* CEC – Civil Engineering Corps
** HIARNG – Hawaii Army National Guard
*** HIANG – Hawaii Air National Guard