Trần Ngọc Tám

General Trần Ngọc Tám

Lieutenant General Trần Ngọc Tám was an officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.

He served as the commander of II Corps, which oversaw the Central Highlands region, from 1 October 1957 until 13 August of the next year, when he was replaced by Major General Tôn Thất Đính. He was the first commander of II Corps. He served as the commander of III Corps, which oversaw the region of the country surrounding Saigon from 4 April 1964 until 12 October of the same year, when he was replaced by Major General Cao Văn Viên.

Tám later served as Chairman of the Free World Military Assistance Organisation.

Honours

National honours

• Commander of the National Order of Vietnam
• Army Distinguished Service Order, First Class
• Air Force Distinguished Service Order, First Class
• Navy Distinguished Service Order, First Class
• Gallantry Cross
• Hazardous Service Medal
• Wound Medal
• Armed Forces Honour Medal, First Class
• Leadership Medal
• Staff Service Medal, First Class
• Training Service Medal, First Class
• Civil Actions Medal, First Class
• Good Conduct Medal, Second Class
• Vietnam Campaign Medal
• Military Service Medal, Second Class
• Air Service Medal, Honour class
• Navy Service Medal, Honour class
• Chuong My Medal, First Class

Foreign honours

• France :
  • Knight of the Legion of Honour
  • War Cross for foreign operational theatres
• Philippine :
  • Commander of the Order of Sikatuna
  • Grand Commander of the Legion of Honour
• South Korea :
  • Order of Military Merit, Eulji Cordon Medal
  • Order of National Security Merit, Gukseon Medal
• Thailand :
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thailand
• Taiwan :
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of the Cloud and Banner
• USA :
  • Officer of the Legion of Merit

References

• Tucker, Spencer C. (2000). Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1-57607-040-9.