Paik Sun-yup

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Paik Sun-yup 백선엽 白善燁
1951 Military portrait of General Baik Seon-yup
Born	(1920-11-23)November 23, 1920 Chinnanpo-gun, Heian'nan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Nampo, South Pyongan Province, North Korea)
Died	July 10, 2020(2020-07-10) (aged 99) Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Allegiance	Empire of Japan  Manchukuo  South Korea
Service / branch	Manchukuo Imperial Army Korean Constabulary  Republic of Korea Army
Years of service	1944-1945 1945-1946 1946-1960
Rank	Second Lieutenant First Lieutenant General
Commands	5th Infantry Regiment 5th Infantry Division 1st Infantry Division I Corps II Corps Republic of Korea Army Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Battles / wars	World War II Korean War Battle of Kaesong–Munsan Battle of Pusan Perimeter Battle of Pyongyang Battle of Unsan Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River Third Battle of Seoul
Awards	Gold Star‘Taegeuk' Medal of Merit x2 Eulji Military Medal x4 Chungmu Service Medal x2 Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Silver Star Service Medal Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom (2000) Order of Merit Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur Grand GwangHwa Medal
Korean name
Hangul	백선엽
Hanja	白善燁
Revised Romanization	Baek Seon-yeop
McCune–Reischauer	Paek Sŏnyŏp

Paik Sun-yup (Korean: 백선엽; Hanja: 白善燁; RR: Baek Seon-yeop; November 23, 1920 – July 10, 2020) was a Republic of Korea Army four-star general who became the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1959 to 1960. Paik is best known for his service during the Korean War, becoming the first four-star general in the history of the South Korean military, and for his service as a diplomat and statesman for South Korea.