Independence Patriot · Korean Liberation Army · Korean Liberation Army
Same-name figures:
김유신(金庾信) — Renowned Silla general who led the unification of the Three Kingdoms
| Life | 1920 ~ 1943 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 김해 김씨 |
Kim Yu-sin (金有信, 1920–1943) was born and raised in Beijing, China. He trained in the Korean special class at the Luoyang branch of China's Central Military Academy, graduating in April 1935, and in 1938 joined the Korean Youth Wartime Service Corps. When the Korean Liberation Army was formed in September 1940 he was assigned to its 5th Detachment and later transferred to the 2nd Detachment; by April 1942 he was deputy commander of the 2nd Detachment's 1st Squad, conducting anti-Japanese operations around Luoyang.
He subsequently joined the Korean Volunteer Corps/Army, and in February 1943 was killed in action against Japanese forces at the Battle of Taihang Mountain in Shanxi Province. He received a Presidential Commendation in 1963 and was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation, Patriotic Medal, in 1991; he is interred at the Korean Liberation Army joint cemetery in Seoul.