Lâm Quang Thi (7 May 1932 – 19 January 2021) was a Lieutenant general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Early life and family
Thi was born in Bac Lieu on 7 May 1932, to a family of wealthy landowning farmers. Thi's parents met through a matchmaker and married two years before he was born. Thi's father came from a family of Cao Dai adherents while his mother was a Roman Catholic. His maternal grandfather was one of the richest Chinese landowners in Bac Lieu at the turn of the 20th century. His parents separated in 1937 after their fourth child was born, and his mother took their four children back down to her hometown in Tam Vu. After completing his primary education there, Thi was sent to Can Tho for his secondary education, where he enrolled into the Phan Thanh Gian College after passing through its tough entrance examinations.
Military service
He joined the Vietnamese National Army in 1950 and graduated from the National Military Academy, in Da Lat.
Awards and decorations
National Honours
- 80x80px Commander of the National Order of Vietnam
- 80x80px Army Distinguished Service Order, First Class
- 80x80px Navy Distinguished Service Order, First Class
- 80x80px Gallantry Cross
- 80x80px Armed Forces Honor Medal, First Class
- 80x80px Staff Service Medal, First Class
- 80x80px Technical Service Medal, First Class
- 80x80px Training Service Medal, First Class
- 80x80px Civil Action Medal, First Class
- 80x80px Chuong My Medal, First Class
- 80x80px Administrative Service Medal, First Class
Foreign Honours
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- 80x80px Order of Military Merit, Chung Mu Medal
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- 80x80px Officer of the Legion of Merit