Through the Ranks: Susan Ahn Cuddy's Rise as a Female Asian Trailblazer in the Military

  1. 2006 American Courage Awards Washington DC. Susan Ahn Cuddy. Philip Cuddy. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.susanahncuddy.com/photos.html.
  2. Lange, Katie. "Navy Lt. Susan Ahn Cuddy Carved the Path for Asian American Women." U.S. Department of Defense, April 30, 2021. https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2586537/navy-lt-susan-ahn-cuddy-carved-the-path-for-asian-american-women/.
  3. "Lieutenant Susan Ahn Cuddy: Asian-American Trailblazer." Naval History and Heritage Command, February 4, 2025. https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/browse-by-topic/heritage/one-navy/asian-americans-pacific-islanders-in-the-navy/susan-ahn-cuddy.html.
  4. "Lt. Susan Ahn Cuddy." United States Navy, March 29, 2023. https://www.navy.mil/Women-In-the-Navy/Past/Display-Past-Woman-Bio/Article/2955773/lt-susan-ahn-cuddy/.
  5. Susan Ahn Cuddy and her husband, Navy Chief Petty Officer Francis Cuddy. U.S. Department of Defense. Philip Cuddy. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2586537/navy-lt-susan-ahn-cuddy-carved-the-path-for-asian-american-women/.
  6. Susan Ahn Cuddy during a weapons demonstration. U.S. Department of Defense. Philip Cuddy/Department of Defense. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2586537/navy-lt-susan-ahn-cuddy-carved-the-path-for-asian-american-women/.
  7. Susan Ahn Cuddy in World War II. March 27, 2021. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=102414112.
  8. Susan Ahn Cuddy instructs a sailor on how to fire a .50-caliber machine gun at Naval Air Station. U.S. Department of Defense. Philip Cuddy. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2586537/navy-lt-susan-ahn-cuddy-carved-the-path-for-asian-american-women/.
  9. Susan Ahn Cuddy with other fellowship recipients of the National Security Agency to study at the University of Southern California in 1956. U.S. Department of Defense. Philip Cuddy. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2586537/navy-lt-susan-ahn-cuddy-carved-the-path-for-asian-american-women/.
  10. "Susan Ahn Cuddy – Shades of L.A." Shades of LA. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://exhibits.lapl.org/shadesofla/susan-ahn-cuddy/.
  11. Susan Ahn Cuddy's family. Wikimedia Commons. Philip Cuddy, April 2, 2023. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ahn_Changho_(Ahn_Chang-ho,_%EC%95%88%EC%B0%BD%ED%98%B8,_%E5%AE%89%E6%98%8C%E6%B5%A9)%27s_family,_1917.jpg.
  12. Susan at work training fighter pilots at Link Training Facility. Susan Ahn Cuddy. Philip Cuddy. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.susanahncuddy.com/photos.html.