[KS] Freedom Fighter and member of the Shanghai Provisional Government

Reggi Lee reggilee at gmail.com
Thu Apr 17 10:24:00 EDT 2008


Dear members,

I was wondering if anyone might have heard of a Korean Freedom Fighter and
member of the Shanghai Provisional Government (SPG) by the name of LEE,
Jung-? (surname LEE); he went by various aliases including:

(in his younger days)
- HONG, Pa
- LEE, Hyup

and finally,

- LEE, Chang-il (which later became his legal name and was registered in his
"ho-juk doong-bun")

He was from the "HyoRyung Dae-gun" clan, and his father was an individual by
the name of LEE, DalJae.

I have heard that there was in existence (current whereabouts unknown), an
old photo of him as a young man sitting in the front row (on the right I
believe, with hair neatly parted to one side) in front of the executive
members of the SPG, including KIM, Ku, RHEE, SungMan, etc.  As far as
distinguishing features, he had a small mole (birth mark) next to his left
upper lip.

There a story that he was sent on a secret mission to Japan by the SPG (for
reasons unknown), but on his boat journey over, the Japanese police decided
to search passengers and check IDs.  Consequently, he was forced to discard
his belongings and abandon his mission.  Once in Japan however, he
eventually met with his future wife, SUNG, SoAh, bore two daughters and two
sons, and later moved back to Korea before the outbreak of the
Korean War.  At the beginning of the war, he was abducted by the North
Koreans and presumably executed.  If still alive, he would be past 100 years
of age.

Any information would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance for your
consideration,

-- 
Reginald J. Lee
Hanyang University
Tel: 82-2-2220-1215
Fax: 82-2-2291-4739
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