Nguyễn Bảo Trị

Lieutenant General Nguyễn Bảo Trị (January 26, 1929 – January 8, 2024) was an officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.

Nguyễn Bảo Trị
Born	(1929-01-26)January 26, 1929 Hanoi, Tonkin, French Indochina
Died	January 8, 2024(2024-01-08) (aged 94) Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Allegiance	State of Vietnam  South Vietnam
Service/branch	Vietnamese National Army  Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Years of service	1951–1975
Rank	Lieutenant General (Trung Tướng)
Battles/wars	First Indochina War Vietnam War
Children	5

Biography

Nguyen served as the commander of III Corps, which oversaw the region of the country surrounding the capital Saigon, from 1 October 1965 until 9 June of the next year, when he was replaced by Lieutenant General Le Nguyen Khang.^[1]

Nguyen was later promoted to Sub-Brigadier General and served as the Commander of the 7th Infantry Regiment which encompassed the areas of Kien Tuong, Qinh-Tuong, Go-Cong, Kien-Hoa and the seaport of Thanh-Phong.

Nguyen died in Huntington Beach, California on January 8, 2024, at the age of 94.^[2]

Notes

1. Tucker, pp. 526–533.
2. "Cựu Trung Tướng Nguyễn Bảo Trị qua đời, hưởng thọ 95 tuổi" (in Vietnamese). Nguoi Viet. January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

References

• Tucker, Spencer C. (2000). Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1-57607-040-9.