Major General Bùi Đình Đạm (, born 26 June 1926 – 30 May 2009 in
Hà Đông province) was an officer of the
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN; ; ) composed the ground forces of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. Its predecessor was the ground forc ...
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Biography
Bùi Đình Đạm,
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Giuse,
Thương Nhớ Bác Bùi Đình Đạm
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Đan Phượng (), was born on June 26, 1926, at Phượng Trì village, Đan Phượng district, Hà Đông province, Tonkin
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(now Đan Phượng commune, Hanoi
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). He has an elder brother named Bùi Đình Diệm, that is poet Quang Dũng
Bùi Đình Diệm () with his pen name Quang Dũng (, 11 October 1921 – 13 October 1988) was a Vietnamese poet and reciter. He was one of the poets associated with the Nhân Văn–Giai Phẩm movement. In his style, following Vladimir Mayakov ...
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Career
Besides his military career, Bùi Đình Đạm was also a poet and Catholic
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university lecturer. His name was mentioned by political advisor Ngô Đình Nhu
James (Giacôbê) Ngô Đình Nhu (7 October 19102 November 1963) was a Vietnamese archivist and politician. He was the younger brother and State Counsellor of South Vietnam's first president, Ngô Đình Diệm. Although he held no formal exe ...
(figure) in the final episode of 1988 series ''Cards on the Table
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'' as a lifeline of the regime.
Military education
* Officers School of Vietnam, Class 1 of Phan Bội Châu
Phan Bội Châu (; 26 December 1867 – 29 October 1940), born Phan Văn San, courtesy name Hải Thụ (later changed to Sào Nam), was a pioneer of 20th century Vietnamese nationalism. In 1904, he formed a revolutionary organization called ...
* U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
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Military service
As a Colonel Bùi was a key figure at the Battle of Ap Bac. He held various position in the ARVN:
* Platoon Leader, Company Leader: Co.1, Bn 3 VN (North Vietnam)
* Served in Military Equipment Bureau, 1st Military Region.
* Chief of Staff, Thu Duc Reserved Officers School
* Head of General Staff Bureau, Military Collegẹ
* Chief of Staff, 7th Infantry Division
* Deputy Commander, 7th Infantry Division
* Commander, 7th Infantry Division
* Head of G4 (logistics), Joint General Staff
* Head of General Administration, Joint General Staff
* Director of Mobilization Bureau, Defense Ministry
* Director General of Personnel Bureau, Defense Ministry
See also
* Bùi Đình Diệm
Notes and references
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References
Further reading
Bibliography
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*Brigham, Robert Kendall. ''ARVN: Life and Death in the South Vietnamese Army.'' Modern War Studies (Hardcover), 2006.
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* Starry, Donn A. "Mounted Combat in Vietnam." Vietnam Studies; Department of the Army; first printing 1978-CMH Pub 90–17.
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*Dunstan, Simon. "Vietnam Tracks-Armor in Battle." 1982 edition, Osprey Publications; .
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External links
Major General Bùi Dinh Dam's military resume
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1926 births
2009 deaths
Vietnamese people of the Vietnam War
Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals
South Vietnamese military personnel of the Vietnam War
Non-U.S. alumni of the Command and General Staff College
Recipients of the National Order of Vietnam
Recipients of the Gallantry Cross (Vietnam)
Foreign recipients of the Legion of Merit
Vietnamese Roman Catholics
Vietnamese male poets
Writers from Hanoi
Writers from Saigon
Writers from San Jose, California
20th-century Vietnamese poets
20th-century Vietnamese male writers