Sherian Grace Cadoria (Jan 26, 1940). Retired U.S. Army officer. 1st Black woman to achieve general officer rank in the U.S. Army on promotion to brigadier general (1985). Highest ranking Black woman in the military at the time of her retirement (1990).
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"General Shenian Grace Cadoria." Historianspeaks, January 28, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/general-shenian-grace-cadoria.
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