Tran Dinh Truong
Trường Đình Trần (1932 – May 6, 2012),
Biography
Tran was the principal owner of the Vishipco Line, the largest shipping company in South Vietnam in the 1970s. As a shipowner, he earned millions of dollars hauling cargo for the United States military.[2] His actions during the last day of the Fall of Saigon have been the subject of debate. Tran states that he used his company's resources, including 24 commercial ships and hundreds of trucks, to aid in the evacuation of thousands of South Vietnamese civilians and military personnel to escape from Vietnam.[1][3] He let his ships, inclusive the Truong Xuan (with Captain Pham Ngoc Luy) carried free more than 3,000 Vietnamese fleeing Saigon after the Communists invasion.[4]
Tran left Vietnam on April 30, 1975, the day that
He began his hotel business in New York City, first with the Hotel Opera on the Upper West Side in
After the
In May 2004, Tran was awarded a Golden Torch Award, by the
References
- ^ a b c (in Vietnamese) Nhà hảo tâm Trần Đình Trường từ trần, RFA, 2012-05-08
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Truong Xuan Scholarship Fund
- ^ Truong Xuan's Last Voyage, from Pham Ngoc Luy
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "Carter wears smudged crown as USA's 'dirtiest hotel'". USA Today. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ "Asian American Federation Honors Outstanding". Asian American Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
- ^ Gặp doanh nhân Việt hiến 2 triệu USD cho nạn nhân ở New York Archived 2009-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, VnExpress, 26/9/2001
- YouTube
- ^ "Thủ Đô Tỵ Nạn VN Chào Đón Đại Nhạc Hội 'Mùa Hè Rực Rỡ'". Việt Báo Daily News (in Vietnamese). Garden Grove, California. August 2, 2003.
- ^ Tỉ phú gốc Việt Trần Ðình Trường qua đời Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, Người Việt, 8/5/2012
External links
- Những nghĩa cử đẹp trong biến cố 11/9 (Phỏng vấn bà Nguyễn Kim Sang), RFA 11/9/2011
- (in Vietnamese) Thăm Ông Bà Trần Đình Trường Ở New York
- Benefactor Tran Dinh Truong to be honored at NAVASA Recognition Banquet at the Wayback Machine (archived December 10, 2004)
- Hotel Lafayette Photos
- http://www.unitedwaynyc.org
- Gia đình giàu nhất Việt Nam có tài sản không "Ảo"