Lý Tòng Bá

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Lý Tòng Bá (1931 – 22 February 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former brigadier general of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam.[1][2][3]

He led operations including Operation Lam Son II. In the September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt as head of the 7th Division's armored section he supported General Dương Văn Đức's coup attempt. During the Easter Offensive in 1972, he headed the 23rd division of ARVN and successfully defended Kontum against the communist attack.[4]

References

  1. Ronald B. Frankum Jr. Historical Dictionary of the War in Vietnam -- 2011 Page 269 "Ly Tong Ba entered the Vietnamese National Army in the 1950s during the First Indochina War. He was trained in armor and rose in rank, reaching captain by the early 1960 . By 1962, he had earned a reputation as an aggressive and ..."
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