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 U . S . Army . He was the Judge Advocate General of the U . S . Army . Early life . Fugh was born in Beijing . He was the son of Philip Fugh ( ) , who was a Manchu noble , long time senior staff to John Leighton Stuart , President of Yenching University and Ambassador of U . S . to China . John Fugh moved to the United States with his family in 1950 , when he was 15 years old . He belonged to the Manchu ethnic minority group in China , a descendant of the Fuca clan . Fugh attended the Edmund A . Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University , graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in International relations . In 1957 , Fugh became a United States citizen , and entered George Washington University Law School , graduating with a Juris Doctor degree . Fugh became a member of the District of Columbia Bar on November 21 , 1960 . Fugh also attended the John F . Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University , and was a graduate of the Command and General Staff College and the U . S . Army War College . Career . In 1961 , Fugh was commissioned into the US Army Judge Advocate General ' s Corps . He was stationed in San Francisco , Vietnam , and Europe , and was part of the Military Assistance Advisory Group for China in Taipei , Republic of China ( Taiwan ) from 1969 to 1972 . From 1973 to 1976 , Fugh served as the legal advisor to the Ballistic Missile Defense Office . From 1976 to 1978 , Fugh held the position of Staff Judge Advocate for the Third Armored Division in Frankfurt , Germany . From 1979 to 1982 , Fugh was the legal advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense ( Manpower and Reserve Affairs ) . From 1982 to 1984 , Fugh served as the Chief of Army Litigation . In 1984 , Fugh was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General , and became the Assistant Judge Advocate General for Civil Law . In this position , he created the Army ' s first environmental law division and the procurement fraud division . Fugh was then promoted to The Judge Advocate General ( TJAG ) , a position he held from July 26 , 1991 to September 30 , 1993 . As TJAG , Fugh was legal advisor to the Army Chief of Staff for the Persian Gulf War . During his time as The Judge Advocate General , Fugh established a human rights training program for developing countries and published the War Crimes Report , the first American effort since World War II to systematically document enemy war crimes . Fugh formed the Desert Storm Assessment Team to study Judge Advocate General Corps doctrine and combat roles . Fugh retired from active duty in 1993 with the rank of Major General , and was awarded his final Distinguished Service Medal by the Army Chief of Staff , having received many throughout his career . After retiring from the Army , Fugh joined the Richmond , Virginia - headquartered law firm of McGuire , Woods , Battle and Boothe as a partner in its Washington , D . C . office . In 1995 , Fugh joined McDonnell Douglas - China as President , responsible for strategic direction of business in China . Following the merger of McDonnell Douglas with Boeing , Fugh served as Executive Vice President of Boeing China , Inc . In 1997 , Fugh joined Enron International China as Chairman , developing relations with the Chinese government . Retirement and death . Fugh retired from Enron in 2001 and was then active in Sino - American relations , co - chairing and later chairing the Committee of 100 , a non - partisan membership organization of over 150 prominent Chinese Americans , including I . M . Pei and Yo Yo Ma . Its dual mission is to encourage a constructive relationship between the U . S . and Greater China , as well as to strengthen Chinese American participation in American life . Fugh was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Atlantic Council of the United States , as well as a board member of the National Japanese 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 married and is survived by his wife June Chung ( ) , Connie Chung ' s elder sister . They and their two children , Justina and Jarrett , 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 : " " Illustrious accomplishments 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 U . S . Citizenship and Immigration Services . In 2008 Fugh received the Trailblazer Award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association ( NAPABA ) .