Prayoon Yuthasastrkosol

Luang Yuthasastr Kosol (หลวงยุทธศาสตร์โกศล, personal name Prayoon Yuthasastrkosol, 19 October 1893 – 11 December 1975) was a Commander of the Royal Thai Navy.

Early career
Prayoon joined the Royal Thai Naval Academy on 18 April 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. Prayoon served in the Royal Thai Navy from 1932 to his retirement in 1957 in many positions: Among several official visits, Luang Yuthasastr Kosol represented Thailand in Spain, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, USA, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In 1953, Luang Yuthasastr Kosol led the Naval Parade for the Queen’s Coronation held in the United Kingdom.
 * Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy
 * Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Thai Navy
 * General in the Royal Thai Army Air Force
 * Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Thai Air Force
 * Deputy Prime Minister
 * Minister of Agriculture
 * Minister of Cooperatives
 * Minister of Culture
 * Secretary of the Ministry of Defense

Later career
During his last years of service, Prayoon 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

 * Order of the White Elephant - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
 * Order of the Crown of Thailand - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Noble Order of the Crown
 * Order of Chula Chom Klao - 2nd Class upper (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
 * Victory Medal - Indochina (Thailand) ribbon.svg Victory Medal - Franco-Thai War
 * Safeguarding the Constitution Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg Safeguarding the Constitution Medal
 * Medal for Service in the Interior - Asia (Thailand) ribbon.svg Medal for Service Rendered in the Interior - Pacific War
 * Chakra Mala Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg Chakra Mala Medal
 * King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal
 * King Rama VI Rajaruchi Medal (Thailand) ribbon.png King Rama VI Rajaruchi Medal
 * King Rama VI Coronation Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama VI Coronation Medal
 * King Rama VII Coronation Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama VII Coronation Medal
 * King Rama IX Coronation Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama IX Coronation Medal
 * 150 Years Commemoration of Bangkok Medal ribbon.svg Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 150th Years of Rattanakosin Celebration

Foreign honour

 * Nazi Germany :
 * Ribbon Bar of None.svg Order of the German Red Cross, Third Class
 * 🇮🇹 Italy :
 * Commendatore OMRI BAR.svg Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
 * 🇫🇷 France :
 * Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon.svg Commander of the Legion of Honour
 * 🇯🇵 Japan :
 * JPN Zuiho-sho (WW2) 3Class BAR.svg Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class
 * 🇺🇳 UN :
 * United Nations Service Medal Korea ribbon.svg United Nations Service Medal Korean
 * Kingdom of Laos :
 * Ribbon Bar of None.svg Grand Cross of the Order of the Royal Statue
 * LAO Order of the a Million Elephants and the White Parasol - Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Cross of the Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol
 * 🇰🇭 Cambodia :
 * KHM Royal Order of Sahametrei - Grand Cross.png Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sahametrei
 * Burma :
 * Order of the Union of Burma (Military Division).jpg Grand Commander of the Order of the Union of Burma - Military