Independence patriot · Korea Independence Army (Gwangbokgun) · Korea Independence Army (Gwangbokgun)
| Life | 1912 ~ 1992 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 의성 김씨 |
Kim Geun-su (1912.9–1992.1) was born in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province. In May 1935 he joined the Righteous Brothers Society (Uiyeoldan) in Nanjing, China, serving as a liaison in the North China region. In August 1939 he was dispatched to Shenyang, Manchuria with the Korean Volunteer Corps' 2nd Squad to conduct anti-Japanese propaganda work. When the Volunteer Corps was absorbed into the Korean Liberation Army in 1942, he was assigned to its 1st Detachment, building underground networks and gathering intelligence in the Shanxi and Hebei regions; during this period he married fellow independence fighter Jeon Wol-sun of Sangju.
In 1944 he took part in intelligence cooperation with U.S. forces in Chongqing. After liberation he returned to Seoul in May 1946 and went on to serve as special aide to the Minister of National Defense, a standing committee member of the Korean Independence Party (1955–1956), and acting governor of South Chungcheong Province (1958). He was awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation, Patriotic Medal, in 1990.