Lê Nguyên Khang
In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Lê, but is often simplified to Le in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Khang.
Lieutenant General Lê Nguyên Khang (11 June 1931 – 12 November 1996 )[1] was a Marine Commander of the Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps for South Vietnam.
Early life
Lê was born in Sơn Tây, Hanoi, South Vietnam on 11 June 1931.[1]
Assignments
- Commander of the Marine Corps,
- VNN Commander,
- Commander of the Capital Military Zone,
- Saigon-Gia Dinh Military Governor,
- III Corps and III Tactical Zone Commander (1968)[2]
- Representative of the Government in the Eastern Regions,
- Deputy Chief of the Joint General Staff in Operations.
Death
According to Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps sources, Lê died in Orange County, Virginia, USA on 12 November 1996.[1] However, according to noted Vietnam war historian, Spencer C. Tucker, the place of death was Hope, California.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Tiểu Sử Cố Trung Tướng Lê Nguyên Khang [Biography of Lieutenant General Le Nguyen Khang]". Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps. Retrieved April 10, 2008. (Vietnamese)
- ↑ "U.S. Aide's Speech Is A Boon to Thieu." New York Times. April 15, 1968.
- ↑ Tucker, Spencer C. (2011). Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War, The: A Political, Social, and Military History: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. p. 648. ISBN 978-1-85109-961-0.
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