Lê Văn Nghiêm
Lieutenant General Lê Văn Nghiêm was an officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.
As a colonel, he was the first commander of the 1st Division, which was based in the northernmost regions of South Vietnam near the border, from May 1 1955 until December 15, when he was replaced by Colonel Nguyễn Khánh, who later led the country.[Tucker, pp. 526-533.]
He served as the commander of III Corps, which oversaw the region of the country surrounding the capital Saigon, from 5 May 1960 until 7 December 1962, when he was replaced by Major General Tôn Thất Đính.
He was transferred to serve as the commander of I Corps, which oversaw the northernmost part of the country, from 7 December 1962 until August 1963 the next year, when he was replaced by Major General Đỗ Cao Trí. On the same night, I Corps forces took part in the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids.
