Lee Geun-seok

Korean spelling
Hangeul	이근석
Hanja	李根晳
	See also : Korean name

Lee Geun-seok (born January 17, 1917 in Heiannan- do , then the Japanese Empire , now North Korea , † July 4, 1950 in Anyang , Gyeonggi-do , South Korea ) was a brigadier general of the Air Force of South Korea during the Korean War .

Lee Geun-seok was one of the fathers of the independent South Korean Air Force and a military pilot during the Korean War . When the engine of his plane was hit by enemy fire on July 4, 1950, he went straight into a North Korean tank and died.

Individual evidence

↑ Stamp Issuance Program - Heroes, the Korean War . Korea Post. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016.

predecessor	Office	successor
Kim Jeong-ryeol	2nd Superintendent of the Air Force Academy 1949–1950	Choi Yong-duk

personal data
SURNAME	Lee, Geun-seok
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	이근석 (Hangeul)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	South Korean Brigadier General
DATE OF BIRTH	January 17, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH	Heiannan-do, Japanese Empire
DATE OF DEATH	4th July 1950
Place of death	Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

[1] Stamp Issuance Program - Heroes, the Korean War . Korea Post. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016.