Find A Grave - South Korea

Curtis, Philip Kenneth b. July 7, 1926 d. April 23, 1951
Korean War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Devonport, Devon, he served as a Lieutenant in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, British Army. During a heavy enemy attack near the Imjin River, Korea, April 23, 1951, Lieutenant Curtis, was ordered to make a counter attack with his platoon on a forward position. Held up by heavy fire, he then ordered some of his men to give covering fire while he himself rushed the main position of resistance. In this...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea
Dae-jung, Kim b. January 6, 1924 d. August 18, 2009
South Korean President. Born in Mokpo, he gave his birthdate as December 3, 1925 to escape Japanese World War II conscription. He graduated from Mokpo Commercial High School in 1943, afterwards working as a clerk in a shipping company, of which he soon became owner. He won a seat in the national legislature in 1961, but within days a coup dissolved it. When he was elected again in 1963, he became a leader of South Korea's Democratic Party. In 1968 President Park Chung Hee sought laws that would...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Seoul National Cemetery, Seoul, Seoul Special City, South Korea
Jong-wook, Lee b. April 12, 1945 d. May 22, 2006
Social Reformer. He was the Director-General of the World Health Organization. Born in Seoul, South Korea, he became Director-General on July 21, 2003, and was the first Korean to lead an international agency. He held a medical degree from Seoul National University, and a Master's degree in public health from the University of Hawaii. Joined WHO in 1983, where he worked on a number of projects including the Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunizations and Stop TB. Recognized as a world...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Cause of death: Complications from a blood clot, in Genevea, Switzerland.
Daejeon National Cemetery, Daejeon, Daejeon Metropolitan City, South Korea
Kim, Duk Koo b. 1959 d. November 18, 1982
Professional Boxer. Duk Koo Kim was born in South Korea and learned to fight on the street. He turned pro at age 18 and fought mostly obscure opposition in his native South Korea. Kim compiled a record of 13-0 and was ranked #1 by the WBA. On November 13, 1982, Kim fought WBA Lightweight Champion Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini for the Championship in Las Vegas. The 2 fighters went toe to toe for most of the fight but Mancini began to get the upper hand in the later rounds and knocked out Kim in...[Read More] (Bio by: Soorus)
Kojin Village Cemetery, Kojin, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Kyu-hah, Choi b. July 16, 1919 d. October 22, 2006
South Korean President. He served as acting President of South Korea from October 1979 to August 1980, following the assassination of President Park Chung-hee. Kyu-ha was elected as the nation's fourth President in December 1979. He was removed from office eight months later following a military coup led by Chun Doo-hwan, who succeeded him as the self-appointed leader. Prior to his presidency Kyu-hah served as Foreign Minister from 1967 to 1971, Presidential Security Advisor from 1971 to 1975...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Daejeon National Cemetery, Daejeon, Daejeon Metropolitan City, South Korea
Le Gendre, Gen. Charles William b. August 26, 1830 d. September 1, 1899
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, Diplomat, Author. Born in France, he moved to the United States and became a naturalized American citizen in the 1850s. He was commissioned a major of the 51st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1861 and participated in several battles during the Civil War, eventually attaining the rank of Colonel, and was badly wounded during the Battle of the Wilderness on May 9, 1864. He lost part of his nose and his left eye. While hospitalized in Annapolis...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Mick)
Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery, Seoul, Seoul Special City, South Korea
Muir, Kenneth b. March 6, 1912 d. September 23, 1950
Korean War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Major in the 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. During an attack on Hill 282, Songiu, Korea, September 23, 1950, there was difficulty in evacuating the wounded after a position had been captured. Major Muir arrived with a stretcher party, when the enemy started to launch a series of attacks on the positions. He took over command of the party and after a direct hit from a fire bomb, causing further casualties, he led a...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea
Park, Gen. Chung Hee b. September 30, 1917 d. October 26, 1979
President of the Republic of Korea, Military Leader. He first trained as a teacher at the Daegu Teacher's Gymnasium and after graduation, went on to teach in Mungyeong. He then entered the Manchukuo Imperial (Japanese) Army Academy in April 1940, and in 1942 he was selected for officer training at the Army Staff College in Japan. He would go on to serve in both the Japanese and the newly formed South Korean army, but was expelled in 1948 after it was discovered that he had participated in a...[Read More] (Bio by: Stevan Rich)
Seoul National Cemetery, Seoul, Seoul Special City, South Korea
GPS coordinates: 37.4951134, 126.9663544 (hddd.dddd)
Rhee, Syngman b. February 27, 1875 d. July 19, 1965
South Korean President. In 1919 he was elected president of the Korean Provisional Government in exile, a post he held for 20 years. In 1945 he returned to Korea, now divided into Soviet and United States zones of occupation, and in 1948 was elected president of the newly founded South Korean republic. He led a feeble state, beset by economic problems, army mutiny, government infighting and, most of all, a bitter rivalry with North Korea. On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops, aided by the...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Seoul National Cemetery, Seoul, Seoul Special City, South Korea
Sado, Prince b. February 13, 1735 d. July 12, 1762
Korean Royalty. Born the second son of King Yongjo of the Choson Dynasty and his concubine Lady Sönhui some seven years after his elder brother, Crown Prince Hyojong's died in 1728. At three months, the new prince was moved into the Chosung-jon Mansion, the traditional palace of the Crown Prince. An apparent prodigy, the prince was reported as walking at four months, and by two, he could write about sixty Chinese characters. Apparently, the king wished to been seen as the most Confucian of...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Sun-il, Kim b. 1971 d. June 22, 2004
Kim Sun-il, 33, was beheaded by an Al-Quaida linked terrorist group, Monotheism and Jihad, on June 22, 2004. Kim worked for a South Korean company supplying the U.S. military in Iraq. Kim's kidnappers threatened to kill him unless South Korea canceled a troop deployment to Iraq. The Seoul government rejected the demand, subsequently increasing their military presence by a number of 3,000 soldiers. (Bio by: Grace, Peace and Love, Karen)
Youngnak Cemetery Park, Busan, Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea
Sun-Shin, Admiral Yi b. April 28, 1545 d. November 19, 1598
Korean admiral, military hero, and creator of the "Kobukson," or "Turtle Ship." Yi Sun-Shin was born on the eigth day of the third moon at one o'clock in the morning in Konch’on-dong (Inhyon-dong), Seoul. He began his studies on the military arts in 1566, during the winter. His first son, Hoe, was born in 1567. In 1583 he was appointed Staff Officer to Yi Yong, the Hangyong Army Commander. He was then appointed acting commandant of Konwon fortress. While Yi was at the fortress, the Jurchen...[Read More] (Bio by: Mongoose)
Mount Eorasan, Asan, South Korea

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