Patriot / Korean Liberation Army / Presidential Commendation (1963)
| Life | 1910 ~ 1973 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 밀양 박씨 |
He enlisted in the 3rd Detachment of the Korean Liberation Army in 1945.
Bak Geon-bae (1910–1973), born Bak Yeon-rim in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, took the name Geon-bae in 1915 and used the pen name Sannam. He left for China in November 1930 and joined the Korean Revolutionary Army under General Ji Cheong-cheon in February 1932, being commissioned as a sergeant. From 1936 to 1945 he served as an executive administrative committee member of the Korean Independence Party, and in May 1945 he enlisted in the 3rd Detachment of the Korean Liberation Army at Fuyang, Anhui Province, undergoing training before being sent on underground operations into Japanese-occupied territory when liberation came. He received a presidential citation in 1963.