IM Chung-Shik (

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: 임충식;

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: 任忠植; also translated YIM Chung Sik (April 23, 1922 - December 9, 1974) was a South Korean general and politician. His service started during the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

. His

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Jangheung Jangheung County (''Jangheung-gun'') is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Slow city In 2007 Jangheung was designated as a slow city. It was the first slow city designation in Asia. Spot for filming ''Festival'' (1996) was filmed ...

Education

Im's graduated from the

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(1st alumni) in 1946. He graduated from the

Republic of Korea Army Infantry School Republic of Korea Army Infantry School(육군보병학교) is a college located in Jangseong, South Korea. History The school initially started as a infantry school for the Department of Internal securities during the United States Army Military G ...

in 1949 and then after the Korean War graduated from the

United States Army Field Artillery School The United States Army Field Artillery School (USAFAS) trains Field Artillery Soldiers and Marines in tactics, techniques, and procedures for the employment of fire support systems in support of the maneuver commander. The school further develo ...

in 1954. In 1956 Im graduated from the

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. He completed further post secondary education at the

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with a Bachelor of Public Administration in 1958 and a Master of Public Administration in 1966.

Career

At the beginning of

in 1950 Im was the head of the 18th regiment (lieutenant colonel) for the

Republic of Korea Army The Republic of Korea Army (ROKA; ko, 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍; RR: ''Daehanminguk Yuk-gun''), also known as the ROK Army or South Korean Army, is the army of South Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare. It is the l ...

(South Korea). He was promoted in 1952 to be division commander of the 7th Division. After the war in 1954 Im became division commander for the ROK Army 2nd Division. In 1960 he moved to the ROK Army Headquarters and in 1962 became the commander of the ROK Army 5th Corps. In 1963 he joined the ROK Department of Defense office and in 1965 was elevated to Army Deputy Chief of Staff He served as Chairman of the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1967.04 ~ 1968.08 and then as ROK Minister of National Defense from August 1968-March 1970 Im was a Member of Parliament (The 8th and 9th National Assembly)

Honors

* ROK Order of Taegeuk Military Merit (1953) * ROK Order of Ulchi Military Merit * ROK Order of Chungmu Military Merit * ROK Order of Hwarang Military Merit * USA Silver Star (1950) * USA Legion of Merit (1953)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Im Chung-Shik 1922 births 1974 deaths National Defense ministers of South Korea Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) South Korean expatriates in the United States Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)