Sherian Cadoria
Sherian Grace Cadoria | |
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Born | Marksville, Louisiana | January 26, 1943
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | Women's Army Corps; Military Police Corps |
Years of service | 1960 – 1990 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal Army Commendation Medal |
Sherian Grace Cadoria (born January 26, 1943 in Marksville, Louisiana) is a retired United States Army officer. She became the first African-American woman to achieve General rank in the Army in 1985. She was the highest ranking black woman in the military at the time of her retirement in 1990 with the rank of Brigadier General. She is a graduate of Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and holds a Master of Arts degree in Social Work from the University of Oklahoma. Initially in the Women's Army Corps, she transferred to the Military Police Corps in the 1970s.
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