Independence Patriot · Korean Liberation Army · Korean Liberation Army
| Life | 1912 ~ 1982 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 김해 김씨 |
Choe Dong-in (1912–1982), whose birth name was Kim Gyeong-in, was a member of the Gimhae Kim clan from Uljin, Gangwon Province. In 1940 he enlisted as a military physician in the 2nd Detachment of the Korean Liberation Army in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, gaining the trust of generals Ji Cheong-cheon and Yi Beom-seok and carrying out both medical work and underground operations alongside fellow agent An Yeong-hui.
He graduated from the Central Wartime Combatant Training School in 1941 and the infantry course of the Whampoa Military Academy in 1942, remaining in China until liberation in 1945 before returning to Korea in 1946. He received the Order of Merit for National Foundation, Patriot's Medal, in 1977 and the Independence Medal in 1990.