Woman independence activist in the Korean Liberation Army; daughter of Ji Cheong-cheon
| Life | 1920 ~ 2007 |
| Era | 일제강점기·대한민국 |
| Clan | 충주 지씨 |
Ji Bok-yeong (1920-2007) was an independence activist of the Korean Liberation Army and a member of the Chungju clan. She was the daughter of General Ji Cheong-cheon, commander of the Independence and Liberation Armies, and was also known as Yi Bok-yeong. Sources write her given name with different characters, 福榮 or 復榮.
Born in Gyeongseong on 11 April 1920, she began working for the Korean Liberation Army in September 1940, two years later became head of the commander-in-chief's secretariat, and then served as an accounts auditing member of the Provisional Government's police bureau.
She received the Presidential Citation for national foundation in 1977 and the Order of Merit for National Foundation (Patriotism Medal) in 1990, and died of old age on 18 April 2007. Her brother Ji Dal-su was also decorated.
Ji Bok-yeong worked for the Korean Liberation Army from shortly after its founding at Chongqing in September 1940. She handled secretariat duties when her father was commander-in-chief and is known to have served as head of the secretariat around 1942. She is also introduced as having handled accounts auditing for the Provisional Government.
She received the Presidential Citation in 1977 and the Patriotism Medal of the Order of Merit for National Foundation in 1990. She died of old age on 18 April 2007, and her record appears in the independence merit register of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. Her father received the Presidential Medal and her brother the Independence Medal, so three members of the family are honored as independence patriots.
The location of her tomb was not confirmed in this research.