(1946-11-12) 12 November 1946 (age 77) Alcala, Pangasinan, Philippines[1]
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1970–2005
Rank
Lieutenant general
Unit
82d Airborne Division 3d Infantry Division 1st Infantry Division
Commands held
I Corps 7th Infantry Division
Battles/wars
Operation Desert Shield Gulf War Operation Joint Endeavor
Awards
Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (5) Bronze Star Medal
Spouse(s)
Vivian
Edward Soriano (born 12 November 1946) is an American retired lieutenant general. He is the highest-ranking Filipino American officer to have served in the United States military,[2] and the first promoted to a general officer.[3] Born in the Philippines, Soriano moved with his family to the United States and graduated from Salinas High School before being commissioned as an officer through Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps at San Jose State University.[1]
Soriano served with infantry units throughout the United States, Korea, and in West Germany.[4] Later, Soriano was a liaison officer during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm,[1] and deployed during Operation Joint Endeavor;[4] he retired in March 2005.[1][5] Since retiring from the army, Soriano has worked for the aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman[6] and has sat on various boards of directors.
^ abcdDe Castro, Cynthia (29 April 2009). "Lieutenant General Edward Soriano: Highest Ranking Filipino-American in the US Army" (PDF). Voice of Fil-America. Asian Journal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
^Rivera, Ray (13 August 2002). "New commander at Fort Lewis, Army's highest-ranking Filipino". Seattle Times. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
^Fortuna, Julius F. (23 August 2007). "Yano takes over Philippine Army". The Manila Times. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ abCite error: The named reference Armybio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Papa, Alcuin (18 September 2004). "Fil-Am general here for visit, does things the Asian Way". Philippine Daily Inquirer. pp. A1. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^Cite error: The named reference NG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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