Chae Myung-shin | |
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Born | Kokuzan, Kōkai-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Koksan County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea) | 27 November 1926
Died | 25 November 2013 Seoul, South Korea | (aged 86)
Allegiance | South Korea |
Service | Republic of Korea Army |
Years of service | 1948–1972 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands | 38th Infantry Division 5th Infantry Division Capital Mechanized Infantry Division South Korean forces in South Vietnam 2nd Field Army Command |
Battles / wars | Korean War Vietnam War |
Relations | Moon Jeong-in (wife) |
Chae Myung-shin | |
Hangul | 채명신 |
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Hanja | 蔡命新 |
Revised Romanization | Chae Myeongsin |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ae Myŏngsin |
Chae Myung-shin (Korean: 채명신; Hanja: 蔡命新; 27 November 1926 – 25 November 2013) was a South Korean army officer who commanded South Korean military forces in the Vietnam War. He was also the co-founder of the Korean Taekwondo Association.