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Lâm Quang Thi | |
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| Born | (1932-05-07)7 May 1932 Bạc Liêu,French Indochina |
| Died | 19 January 2021(2021-01-19) (aged 88) Fremont,California, United States |
| Allegiance |  South Vietnam |
| Service | Army of the Republic of Vietnam |
| Years of service | 1950–1975 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 9th Infantry Division Vietnamese National Military Academy I Corps |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
Lâm Quang Thi (7 May 1932 – 19 January 2021) was aLieutenant general in theArmy of the Republic of Vietnam during theVietnam War.[1]
Thi was born inBac Lieu on 7 May 1932, to a family of wealthy landowning farmers.[2]: 93 Thi's parents met through a matchmaker and married two years before he was born. Thi's father came from a family ofCao Dai adherents while his mother was aRoman Catholic. His maternal grandfather was one of the richestChinese landowners in Bac Lieu at the turn of the 20th century.[3] His parents separated in 1937 after their fourth child was born, and his mother took their four children back down to her hometown inTam Vu. After completing his primary education there, Thi was sent toCan Tho for his secondary education, where he enrolled into the Phan Thanh Gian College after passing through its tough entrance examinations.[4]
He joined theVietnamese National Army in 1950 and graduated from theNational Military Academy, inDa Lat.[2]: 93 He held the positions of Commander of the RVNAF Artillery Training Center, Commander of the Artillery inI Corps, Deputy Commander, RVNAF Artillery; Commander, 9th Infantry Division; and Commander of the Vietnamese National Military Academy.
On 10 March 1972, he replacedNguyễn Văn Hiếu as deputy commander of I Corps.[5][2]: 93
Lam fled with his family to the United States in May 1975, when South Vietnam fell to the invading North Vietnamese army. He lived inFremont, California. Lam earned a French Baccalaureate Degree inPhilosophy and anMBA, both fromGolden Gate University in San Francisco.[citation needed] His son,Andrew Lam, is a writer and a journalist.
Lam was interviewed about the war inKen Burns's seriesThe Vietnam War.
Lâm died fromCOVID-19 inFremont, California, on 19 January 2021, aged 88, during theCOVID-19 pandemic in California.[6]
Commander of theNational Order of Vietnam
Army Distinguished Service Order, First Class
Navy Distinguished Service Order, First Class
Gallantry Cross
Armed Forces Honor Medal, First Class
Staff Service Medal, First Class
Technical Service Medal, First Class
Training Service Medal, First Class
Civil Action Medal, First Class
Chuong My Medal, First Class
Administrative Service Medal, First Class
South Korea :
Order of Military Merit, Chung Mu Medal
USA :
Officer of theLegion of Merit
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