Jang Iseul

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Jang Iseul

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Native name
장이슬
Born(1890-02-14)14 February 1890
Ikchaek, Gyerje Province, Joyonghean Empire
Died5 October 1988(1988-10-05) (aged 98)
Sundong, Chungcheong Province, Joyonghean
Allegiance Joyonghea
BranchCoat of arms of the Republic of Korea Army.svg Joyonghean Sovereign Army
Years of service
  • 1912 – 1934
  • 1944 – 1976
Rank
  • Imperial Korean Army OF-3 (1895-1910).gif Major (Soryeong); by 1934
  • Imperial Korean Army OF-7 (1895-1910).gif Division General (Sojang) by 1950
Battles/wars
Relations
Other workAuthor

Jang Iseul, TGS YCHG BMMS (14 February 1895 – 5 October 1988) was a Joyonghean military officer, traveler, and spy. He became a celebrated figure throughout Joyonghea, and is known for his memoir Adventures and Espionage Beyond: The Experiences of a Military Officer and Spy.

Iseul was born in Ikchaek in Central Joyonghea to farmers. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in 1911 after graduating from the Dongnae Imperial Army Academy. He first served in the Whiteford Islands Uprising in 1912, and his experiences with the rebels inspired him to pursue intelligence gathering alongside combat. He then served with distinction during the Jeongsa War alongside his friends Hwangbo Man-shik and Mun Baek-hyeon. During the Second Auro-Quenminese War, he served as a military advisor to the Aurucolian Army in Taoyuan. With the Great Eastern Rivalry escalating, Iseul was assigned with gathering intelligence through East and South Asianna, taking him as far as Lorica, Sarkoros, and Tibetia. In 1934, he was discharged for alleged bad conduct when he tried to present evidence of a looming Quenminese invasion of Jurchenia and Northwest Joyonghea, made probable with his alcoholism. During the Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War, he kept himself within covert operations on his volition, allying himself with resistance pockets, until his discovery in the mountains by the Special Operations Executive's Torch Company in 27th December 1943 during Operation Pine. After much persuasion with promises of an honorable discharge, Iseul was reinstated in the Army. He went on to play an important role in the Quenminese-Archadian Retreat to Northern Joyonghea, the Autumn Offensive, the Saebyang Offensive, and the de-stabilization of Quenminese military presence in Lorica and Tibetia, and the Imperial pockets of resistance during the Post Second Europan War Crisis of 1945. He retired as Major General in 1950 months before the War of Lorican Aggression. He became an instructor during the latter, and an author, and returned to farming until his death in 5 October 1988.

Early life

Military career

Later life

Death

Awards

Republic of Korea War Service Medal ribbon.svg
Gugseon Security Medal Ribbon.png Sultan Yahya Petra Coronation Medal ribbon.gif The Gallant Order of Military Service - Officer (Herald).png
Kansas National Guard Patriot Medal.png 75th Medal Ribbon bar.jpg MY-PERL Order of Prince Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail of Perlis - Knight Grand Companion - SPSJ.svg
Arkansas NG Exceptional Service.svg Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal ribbon.svg My-KEL Gallant Order of the Crown of Kelantan - DPKK - PKK.svg
CAP A. Scott Crossfield Award.png Naval Sea Cadet Corps Color Guard Ribbon.svg Senrec01.gif


Commander of the Order of the Taegeuk
Order of Yi Chung-hee, Gugseon Medal Commander of the Order of the Purple Falcon Army Gallantry Medal
Army Merit Medal Jeongchuk War Victory Medal Great Eastern Rivalry Victory Medal
Aurucolian East Indies Service Medal Jeongsa War Service Medal Whiteford Insurrection Medal
Army Intelligence Medal Army Instructor Medal Army Service Medal