Shen Yi-ming
Shen Yi-ming | |||||||||||||||||
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沈一鳴 | |||||||||||||||||
Gen. Shen Yi-ming in uniform | |||||||||||||||||
| 27th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 July 2019 – 2 January 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Liu Chih-pin | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lee Hsi-ming | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Liu Chih-pin (acting) Huang Shu-kuang | ||||||||||||||||
| 12th Deputy Minister (Policy) of National Defense of the Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 March 2018 – 30 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minister | Yen Teh-fa | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Pu Tze-chun | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chang Che-ping | ||||||||||||||||
| 6th Commander of the Republic of China Air Force | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 30 January 2015 – 28 February 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Liu Chen-wu | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chang Che-ping | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1957 Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 January 2020 (aged 62) Wulai, New Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
| Cause of death | Helicopter accident | ||||||||||||||||
| Education | Republic of China Air Force Academy (BA) National Defense University (MA) Air War College (MS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Military service | |||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service | Republic of China Air Force | ||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1975–2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Senior General (posthumously promoted) | ||||||||||||||||
| Unit | Chief of the General Staff Commanding General of the Air Force | ||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 沈一鳴 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 沈一鸣 | ||||||||||||||||
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Shen Yi-ming (Chinese: 沈一鳴; Wade–Giles: Shen I-ming; 30 March 1957 – 2 January 2020) was a Taiwanese military officer who served as a Republic of China Air Force general and the Chief of the General Staff, Deputy Minister of National Defense for Policy, and Commander of the ROC Air Force.
On 2 January 2020, he was killed in a military helicopter crash while on a routine mission.