Hero of the 6·25 K-Unit Park Chung-am Awarded Hwarang Military Merit Medal After 73 Years
Park Chung-am (92), who played an active role in the US Army guerrilla and intelligence unit during the Korean War, received the Hwarang Military Merit Medal 73 years later.
A member of Unit 8240 (also known as the Kello Unit), which carried out special missions such as rear guerrilla activities and intelligence operations as irregular forces during the Korean War, dressed in Chinese People's Volunteer Army uniform just before infiltrating North Korea.
View original imageOn the 3rd, the Ministry of National Defense announced that it visited his home in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province to present the Hwarang Military Merit Medal.
During the Korean War, he served as the intelligence officer of Wolfpack 3 Unit under the 8240 Unit (Kilo Unit), carrying out various missions such as disrupting enemy rear areas, cutting off supply routes, and gathering intelligence in the Hwanghae Province area.
In June 1951, while on a mission, he engaged in combat with enemy forces alongside guerrilla members, killing 22 enemy soldiers and destroying 11 vehicles. In July of the same year, he heroically raided an enemy military assembly, capturing many officers alive. Although he made significant achievements by disrupting the enemy rear through guerrilla operations, he did not receive a medal because he was a member of the US Army guerrilla and intelligence unit, and accurate records were not kept. Recently, the Ministry of National Defense discovered his achievements through historical document research and awarded him the Hwarang Military Merit Medal.
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Oh Young-dae, Director of Personnel Planning at the Ministry of National Defense, who personally presented the medal that day, said, "Although it is very late, I am glad that we can give the medal now." The Ministry of National Defense has been reviewing the achievements of veterans who participated in the Korean War but were omitted from honors and has been conducting additional awards annually since 2011.
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