at the level of chief of province. These limitations disappointed General Hiếu who sought to return to the military and declared, "Either we correct our faults or the Communists will correct them for us." Evaluation I Corps American Advisors' evaluation report in May 1968: Colonel John Hayes, ARVN 5th Infantry Division Senior Advisor's evaluation on 7 February 1970: General Trần Văn Đôn's assessment: Unanswered questions concerning his death On 8 April 1975, news came out of III Corps headquarters in Biên Hòa that General Hiếu was dead in his office. General Nguyễn Văn Toàn, III Corps Commander, was immediately suspected since he had the reputation of being corrupt, while General Hiếu was very clean, and furthermore, had held the position of anticorruption czar under Vice President Trần Văn Hương. The next day, after attending the military press conference, UPI correspondent sent out the following dispatch: SAIGON (UPI) - The deputy commander of South Vietnamese troops defending the Saigon area was found shot to death Tuesday night following an argument with his superior over tactics. Military sources said he apparently committed suicide. The sources said Maj. Gen. Hiếu was found with a bullet wound in his mouth at his III Corps office at the edge of Biên Hòa airbase, northeast of Saigon. It was not known whether Hiếu's death was connected with the Tuesday morning bombing of the Presidential palace of Nguyễn Văn Thiệu. References External links General Hieu's page 1929 births 1975 deaths Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals Non-U.S. alumni of the Command and General Staff College South Vietnamese military personnel of the Vietnam War