Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force Chom Phon Akat ( th, จอมพลอากาศ) or Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force is a 5-star rank and the most senior rank in the Royal Thai Air Force. It is equivalent to a Field Marshal (or ''Chom Phon'') in the Royal Thai Army an ...

Chalermkiat Vatthanangkun ( th, เฉลิมเกียรติ วัฒนางกูร) (15 August 1914 – 14 April 1960) was the

Commander of the Royal Thai Air Force The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force ( th, ผู้บัญชาการทหารอากาศไทย), currently Air Chief Marshal Alongkorn Wannarot, who is headquartered in Bangkok. The following individuals have co ...

from 1957 until his death in an aircraft crash in

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...

, Taiwan. He briefly held cabinet level offices in 1957. Vatthanangkun was briefly the Thai Deputy Minister of Transport from 21 March to 10 August 1957. He then took up the post of Deputy Minister of Agriculture, serving from 10 August to 12 September 1957.

Decorations

* 1959 - Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Exalted

Order of the White Elephant __NOTOC__ The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก; ) is an order of Thailand. It wa ...

* 1958 - Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Noble

Order of the Crown of Thailand The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย; ) is a Thai order, established in 1869 by King Rama ...

* 1959 -

Order of Chula Chom Klao - 2nd Class lower (Thailand) ribbon

Knight Commander of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao * 1944 - Bravery Medal with wreath (Thailand) ribbon

Bravery Medal with wreath * 1941 - Victory Medal - Indochina (Thailand) ribbon

Victory Medal - Indochina * 1962 - Victory Medal - World War II (Thailand) ribbon

Victory Medal - World War II * 1934 -

Safeguarding the Constitution Medal (Thailand) ribbon

Safeguarding the Constitution Medal * 1947 - Chakra Mala Medal (Thailand) ribbon

Chakra Mala Medal * 1960 - King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (Thailand) ribbon

King

Rama IX Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

Royal Cypher Medal, 2ndแจ้งความสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเหรียญรัตนาภรณ์
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References

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