Để was born in 1923. Để's father was Hiếu and his mother was Ổi Đỗ. His paternal grandparents were Viêm and Nhớn Nguyễn. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Thuận, Bé, Sam and Nhớn. He had a half-sister named Ngan.
General Notes
* Sinh ngày 23/5 Quý Hợi. * Có bằng Sơ-học yếu-lược. * 1935: Làm sở đóng tàu ở Saigon * 1950 trở về Bắc