Republic of Korea Armed Forces overseas casualties
- This page records hostile and non-hostile overseas casualties of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces since the end of the Vietnam War.
- The star sign indicates that there are uncertainty of measuring exact age due to Korean age system.
- The rank is honored posthumously in most cases. The rank system of Republic of Korea Armed Forces will be recognized.
- The cause of death is the official conclusion of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
- The place of death is recorded as the official name when the event has taken.
Date | Personal Information | Military Information | Casualty Information | Notes | ||||
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Name (Last First) | Age | Rank | Unit | Branch | Cause of Death | Place of Death | ||
1995-09-13 | Choe Myeong-seok | 36* | Joongryeong (LTC) | United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia | Republic of Korea Army | non-hostile - natural disaster | Pitsunda, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia | [1] |
2002-05-12 | Jeong Kyeong-moon | 40* | Joongryeong (LTC) | United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan | Republic of Korea Army | non-hostile - illness | Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea | [2] |
2003-01-27 | Kim Hyo-seong | 33* | Daewi (CPT) | 924th Medical Assistance Unit, International Security Assistance Force | Republic of Korea Army | non-hostile - friendly fire | Bagram, Parwan Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | [3] |
2003-03-06 | Min Byeong-jo | 38* | Joongryeong (LTC) | Task Force Sangroksu, United Nations Mission in East Timor | Republic of Korea Army | non-hostile - natural disaster | Oecusse District, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | [4] |
2003-03-06 | Bak Jin-gyu | 35* | Joongryeong (LTC) | Task Force Sangroksu, United Nations Mission in East Timor | Republic of Korea Army | non-hostile - natural disaster | Oecusse District, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | [4] |
2003-03-06 | Kim Jeong-joong | 22* | Byeongjang (SGT) | Task Force Sangroksu, United Nations Mission in East Timor | Republic of Korea Army | non-hostile - natural disaster | Oecusse District, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | [4] |
2003-03-06 | Baek Jong-hoon | 23* | Byeongjang (SGT) | Task Force Sangroksu, United Nations Mission in East Timor | Republic of Korea Army | non-hostile - natural disaster | Oecusse District, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | [4] |
2003-03-06 | Choe Heui | 22* | Byeongjang (SGT) | Task Force Sangroksu, United Nations Mission in East Timor | Republic of Korea Army | non-hostile - natural disaster | Oecusse District, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | [4] |
2007-02-27 | Yoon Jang-ho | 26 | Hasa (SSG) | 100th Construction Engineer Unit, International Security Assistance Force | Republic of Korea Army | hostile - suicide bomb | Bagram, Parwan Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | [5] |
2007-05-19 | Oh Jong-soo | 25 | Joongwi (1LT) | Zaytun Division, Multi-National Force – Iraq | Republic of Korea Army | non-hostile - suicide | Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, Republic of Iraq | [6] |
2008-03-03 | Bak Hyeong-jin | 50* | Daeryeong (COL) | United Nations Mission in Nepal | Republic of Korea Army | non-hostile - helicopter crash | Ramechhap District, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | [7] |
2014-04-15 | Ha (first name unknown) | 22* | Hasa (PO1) | Task Force Cheonghae, Combined Task Force 151 | Republic of Korea Navy | missing in action | off Mukalla, Republic of Yemen, Gulf of Aden | [8] |
References
- http://media.daum.net/breakingnews/newsview?newsid=19950929162600034%5B%5D
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- http://bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/bbs/view.html?b_bbs_id=10032&num=35
- "한국아이닷컴!". news.hankooki.com.
- http://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/05/24/2007052400455.html%5B%5D?
- http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/06/18/2008061801473.html%5B%5D
- "청해부대 실종 하사, 열흘 수색 작업에도 결국 행방 못 찾아".
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