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Luang Yuthasastr Kosol (Thai: หลวงยุทธศาสตร์โกศล, personal name Prayoon Yuthasastrkosol, 19 October 1893 – 11 December 1975) was a Commander of the Royal Thai Navy.
Background Early Career
Kosal joined the Royal Thai Naval Academy on April 18, 1919, and continued his studies at Thai Naval War College in 1932, where his fraternity brothers dubbed him "The professor", a nickname he kept throughout his navy career. Kosal served in the Royal Thai Navy from 1932 to his retirement in 1957 in many positions as follow:
- Five-Star Admiral in the Royal Thai Navy
- General in the Royal Thai Army Air Force
- General in the Royal Thai Air Force
- Deputy Prime Minister
- Minister of Agriculture
- Minister of Cooperatives
- Minister of Culture
- Secretary of the Ministry of Defense
- Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy
Among several official visits, Kosal represented Thailand in Spain, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, USA, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In 1953, YUTHASASTR KOSOL led the Naval Parade for the Queen’s Coronation held in the Solent off Spithead, in the United Kingdom.
Later Career
During the last years of service, Kosal undertook several agricultural projects such as the creation of a secured and self-managed market by parboiled rice farmers, including increased marketing opportunities and refrigeration as well as rural reconstruction of liquid gas propane, and rubber industry. An oil refinery in cooperation with American Petroleum Export Company through the flotation of a bond issue to fund the project and the initiation of the deep-sea port in Si Racha District.
Awards and Decorations
- Medal of Constitutional-Defender
- Medal of Victory (Indochina)
- Medal of Victory (East Asia)
- Crown Medal
- United Nations Medal (Korean War)
- Red Cross Medal (Germany)
- Italian Crown (Italy)
- Japanese Medal
- Legion d’Honneur (France)
- First class medals from Laos,
- Cambodia, Burma
- Knight of the Ratana Varabhon Order of Merit