John Fugh

Major General John Liu Fugh (; ; September 12, 1934 – May 11, 2010) was the first Chinese American to attain general officer status in the US Army. He was of Manchu descent. He was the 33rd Judge Advocate General of the US Army.

Early life and education Fugh was born in Peking, Republic of China, the son of Philip Fugh , who was a Manchu noble from the Fuca clan and a long-time senior staff to John Leighton Stuart, the president of Yenching University and ambassador of the US to China. John Fugh moved to the United States with his family in 1950, when he was 15 years old.

Fugh attended the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, graduating in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science degree in international relations. In 1957, Fugh became a United States citizen and entered George Washington University Law School, Fugh also attended the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University and was a graduate of the Command and General Staff College and the US Army War College.

Fugh was then promoted to The Judge Advocate General (TJAG), a position he held from July 26, 1991, to September 30, 1993. Fugh was also a member of the executive committee of the Atlantic Council, as well as a board member of the National Chinese American Memorial Foundation, and a member of the Asia Society's Washington Center Advisory Committee, until his death on May 11, 2010, at the age of 75 due to heart attack.

Fugh was survived by his wife June Chung , Connie Chung's elder sister; his daughter Justina Fugh and her husband Jonathan Frenzel; his son Jarrett Fugh and his wife Tracey; and his four grandchildren: Jeremy and Joshua Frenzel and Isabelle and Sophia Fugh. They lived together in Virginia until Fugh's death.

Awards and decorations

Awards In 2004, Fugh was awarded the Chinese American Pioneer Award by the Organization of Chinese Americans for "his illustrious accomplishment in his field, and contribution to the Chinese-American community." In 2008, Fugh was recognized as an Outstanding American by Choice at a White House ceremony by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. In 2008, Fugh received the Trailblazer Award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA).

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