Major General Bùi Đình Đạm (Chinese: 裴廷惔, born 26 June 1926 – 30 May 2009 in Hà Đông province) was an officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.[1]
Biography
Bùi Đình Đạm, saint's name Giuse,[2][3] pen name Đan Phượng (Chinese: 丹鳳), was born on June 26, 1926, at Phượng Trì village, Đan Phượng district, Hà Đông province, Tonkin (now Đan Phượng commune, Hanoi). He has an elder brother named Bùi Đình Diệm, that is poet Quang Dũng.
Career
Besides his military career, Bùi Đình Đạm was also a poet and Catholic university lecturer. His name was mentioned by political advisor Ngô Đình Nhu (figure) in the final episode of 1988 series Cards on the Table as a lifeline of the regime.
Military education
- Officers School of Vietnam,[4] Class 1 of Phan Bội Châu
- U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
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
Notes and references
Notes
References
References
- 1."Former general Bùi Đình Đạm is dead" (in Vietnamese). 30 May 2009.
- 2.It was registered with the US Immigration and Naturalization Service as Joseph.
- 3.Thương Nhớ Bác Bùi Đình Đạm
- 4.This facility has now been converted into the Thiên Trường Stadium.