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Patriot Oh Hee-ok (received the Order of Merit for National Foundation), a third-generation independence activist who himself served in the Korean Liberation Army during the Japanese colonial era, passed away on the afternoon of the 17th due to a chronic illness. 98 years old. With this, the total number of surviving patriots increased to 5 (4 domestic and 1 overseas). Governor Oh was the only female surviving patriot.
The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs announced, “Governor Oh passed away this afternoon, and the funeral will be held as a public funeral after discussion with the bereaved family.” The deceased suffered a cerebral infarction in 2018 and had been fighting the disease. The funeral was set up at the Central Veterans Hospital.
Three generations of Governor Oh’s family have been devoted to the independence movement since his grandfather. Representative examples include his grandfather, Oh In-su, a volunteer army officer known as a master gunner, his father, General Oh Gwang-seon, who was active in China’s Western Military Campaign, and his mother, Mrs. Jeong Hyeon-sook, who was in charge of a secret communication mission for the independence army in the Manchurian area. Governor Oh’s older sister, Oh Hee-young (Aejok Medal of the Order of Merit for National Foundation), who is two years older than him, is also from the Liberation Army, and his brother-in-law, Shin Song-sik, served as the Commander-in-Chief of the General Headquarters of the Korean Liberation Army.
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