Paik Sun-yup

Paik Sun-yup
백선엽
白善燁
Paik Sun-yup; 백선엽; 白善燁
	1951 Military portrait of General Paik Sun-yup
Born	November 23, 1920; Chinnanpo-gun, Heian'nan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan; (now Nampo, South Pyongan Province, North Korea)
Died	July 10, 2020 (aged 99); Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Allegiance	Empire of Japan Manchukuo; South Korea
Branch	Manchukuo Imperial Army; Korean Constabulary; Republic of Korea Army
Service years	1944–1945; 1945–1946; 1946–1960
Rank	Second Lieutenant ; First Lieutenant; General
Commands	5th Infantry Regiment; 5th Infantry Division; 1st Infantry Division; I Corps; II Corps; Republic of Korea Army; Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Conflicts	World War II; Korean War Battle of Kaesong–Munsan; Battle of Pusan Perimeter; Battle of Pyongyang; Battle of Unsan; Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River; Third Battle of Seoul; ;
Awards	Gold Star‘Taegeuk' Medal of Merit x2; Eulji Military Medal x4; Chungmu Service Medal x2; Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service; Silver Star Service Medal; Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom (2000); Order of Merit; Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur; Grand GwangHwa Medal;
Korean name
Hangul	백선엽
Hanja	白善燁
RR	Baek Seonyeop
MR	Paek Sŏnyŏp

Paik Sun-yup (Korean: 백선엽; Hanja: 白善燁; November 23, 1920 – July 10, 2020) was a Republic of Korea Army four-star general who became the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1959 to 1960. Paik is best known for his service during the Korean War, becoming the first four-star general in the history of the South Korean military, and for his service as a diplomat and statesman for South Korea.