Lu Mong Lan
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Lieutenant General
Lữ Mộng Lan (born September 28, 1927) served in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
(ARVN).
Vietnam
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In 1944, he earned a Diplome D'Etudes Primaires Superieures Indochinoise (DEPSI), from Lycee Khai Dinh, located in Hue. In 1957, he graduated from Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth.
He served as Commander of II Corps and 2nd Tactical Area since March 1, 1968. He as well served as Company commander, 1951; Deputy Battalion commander, 1952; Regimental Chief of Staff, 1954; Division Chief of Staff, 1955; Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, JGS, 1958; Commander, 25th Infantry division, 1962; 23rd Infantry division, 1964; 10th Infantry division, 1965; - Chief, General Office of Military Instruction, JGS, 1966 and Commandant, Defense College, 1967. In 1970, he was a commanded ARVN II Corps in the Cambodian Campaign.
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
Lữ Mộng Lan (born September 28, 1927) served in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
The Army of the Republic of Viet Nam , sometimes parsimoniously referred to as the South Vietnamese Army , was the land-based military forces of the Republic of Vietnam , which existed from October 26, 1955 until the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975...
(ARVN).
Life
Lữ was born in Quang TriQuang Tri
Quảng Trị is a town district of Quang Tri province in the North Central Coastal region of Vietnam. Significantly, it was the only South Vietnamese provincial capital to be captured by the North Vietnamese forces for a limited period in the 1972 offensive....
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
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In 1944, he earned a Diplome D'Etudes Primaires Superieures Indochinoise (DEPSI), from Lycee Khai Dinh, located in Hue. In 1957, he graduated from Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth.
He served as Commander of II Corps and 2nd Tactical Area since March 1, 1968. He as well served as Company commander, 1951; Deputy Battalion commander, 1952; Regimental Chief of Staff, 1954; Division Chief of Staff, 1955; Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, JGS, 1958; Commander, 25th Infantry division, 1962; 23rd Infantry division, 1964; 10th Infantry division, 1965; - Chief, General Office of Military Instruction, JGS, 1966 and Commandant, Defense College, 1967. In 1970, he was a commanded ARVN II Corps in the Cambodian Campaign.
Awards and decorations
- National Order of VietnamNational Order of VietnamThe National Order of Vietnam was a combined military-civilian decoration of South Vietnam and was considered the highest honor that could be bestowed upon an individual by the Republic of Vietnam government....
- Army Distinguished order, 1st class
- Air Force Distinguished Service order, 2nd class
- Navy Distinguished Service order, 2nd class
- 10 gallantry Crosses with palm
- 2 gallantry Crosses with gold star
- 1 gallantry Crosses with silver star
- 1 gallantry Crosses with bronze star
- Air gallantry Medal with gold wing
- Hazardous Service Medal
- Armed Forces Honor Medal, 1st class
- Leadership Medal
- Staff Service Honor Medal
- Training Service Honor Medal
- Civil Actions Honor Medal
- Good Conduct Medal