Lâm Ngươn Tánh

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Lâm, but is often simplified to Lam in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Tánh.
Lâm Ngươn Tánh
Tánh (third from the left) in 1952
Born(1928-10-18)October 18, 1928
Sa Đéc, Cochinchina, French Indochina
DiedFebruary 11, 2018(2018-02-11) (aged 89)
Military career
Allegiance
Branch
Rank Rear Admiral (Đề Đốc)
ConflictsBattle of Hoàng Sa
AwardsNational Order of Vietnam

Rear Admiral Lâm Ngươn Tánh (18 October 1928, in Sadec, Cochinchina – 11 February 2018) was the last Chief of Naval Operations of the Republic of Vietnam Navy during the Vietnam War.

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