Republic of Korea Armed Forces overseas casualties

Date Personal Information Military Information Casualty Information Notes
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 (CTP) 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 Al Mukalla, Republic of Yemen, Gulf of Aden [8]

References

  1. ↑ http://media.daum.net/breakingnews/newsview?newsid=19950929162600034
  2. ↑ http://kookbang.dema.mil.kr/kdd/HearTypeView.jsp?writeDate=20020622&writeDateChk=20020622&menuCd=3004&menuSeq=4&kindSeq=8&menuCnt=30911
  3. ↑ http://kookbang.dema.mil.kr/kdd/GisaView.jsp?menuCd=3004&menuSeq=1&menuCnt=30911&writeDate=20030207&kindSeq=4&writeDateChk=20030206
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 http://bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/bbs/view.html?b_bbs_id=10032&num=35
  5. ↑ http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200703/h2007030509202122080.htm?
  6. ↑ http://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/05/24/2007052400455.html?
  7. ↑ http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/06/18/2008061801473.html
  8. ↑ http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/04/25/2014042501715.html