Q:Facts: - death place: hieu of vietnam duc district , quang nam province , republic - caption: navy cross - battles: vietnam war - death date: february 19 , 1967 - allegiance: south vietnam republic of vietnam - awards: 30px navy cross - unit: 3rd south vietnamese army company , 3rd battalion , 51st regiment , - name: tran van bay - branch: army of the republic of vietnam - image: navycross.jpg - birth place: vietnam - rank: private first class Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tran van bay .
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tran van bay was a private first class of the army of the republic of vietnam and is one of only two south vietnamese , and the only south vietnamese army member , to receive the navy cross for actions on february 19 , 1967 during the vietnam war -lrb- the other being nguyen van kiet -rrb- .