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R.O.K. Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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  • Assignments

    • 1946 Graduated from Korea Military Academy (2nd)
    • 1956 Capital Corps Commander
    • 1961 Interior Minister
    • 1963 2nd Army Deputy Commander
    • 1964 6 Corps Commander
    • 1968 Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
    • 1969 1st Army Commander
    • 1972 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
    • 1975 CEO and President of Asia Motors Co.
    • 1977 CEO of Korea Tungsten
    • 1981 CEO of Korea Integrated Chemical Inc.
  • Assignments

    • 1946 Graduated from Korea Military Academy (2nd)
    • 1952 Superintendent of Republic of Korea Field Artillery School
    • 1956 9th Division Commander
    • 1965 1st Corps Commander
    • 1966 3rd Corps Commander
    • 1967 Director General for Joint Chiefs of Staff
    • 1968 Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
    • 1970 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • Assignments

    • 1947 Graduated from Korea Military Academy (2nd)
    • 1961 Graduated from Command and General Staff College
    • 1962 Corps Commander
    • 1965 Assistant Deputy Minister of Defense
    • 1967 Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
    • 1968 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • Assignments

    • 1946 Graduated from Korea Military Academy (1st)
    • 1949 18th Regimental Commander
    • 1952 7th Division Commander
    • 1956 2nd Division Commander
    • 1962 5th Corps Commander
    • 1969 10th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Council
  • Assignments

    • 1951 Division Commander
    • 1953 Deputy Military Attache in Korean Embassy to the U.S.
    • 1955 Superintendent of Korea Military Academy
    • 1956 Corps Commander
    • 1960 Director for Operations and Logistics in the Army Headquarters (Korean Representative of the Military Armistice Commission)
    • 1962 2nd Army Commander
    • 1965 9th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Council
    • 1968 Korean Ambassador to Brazil
  • Assignments

    • 1946 Commissioned (Military Camp)
    • 1950 6th & 9th Infantry Division Commander
    • 1951 3rd Infantry Division Commander
    • 1952 Superintendent of Korea Military Academy, 9th Infantry Division Commander
    • 1954 1 Corps Commander/5 Corps Commander
    • 1959 Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
    • 1960 1st Army Commander
    • 1961 6th, 7th & 9th Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Council