File:USN No.430828 - 18 June 1951 (52576345006).jpg

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"R.Adm. Sohn Won Yil, Chief of Naval Operations, FRO, ROK Navy. An old hand at marchant sailing, Adm. Sohn has seen service in the Chinese Navy and was a special student in the German Navy prior to World War II."

NARA / Courtesy of the National Institute of Korea History.

  • Uploader's note: R.Adm. Sohn Won-yil (손원일, 1909-1980), "the Father of ROK Navy" - commissioned as Chinese merchant marine officer, 1924; 2nd Mate, Hamburg America Line, 1930s; CO, Korean Coast Guard under USAMGIK, 1946-48; ROK Chief of Naval Operations, 1948-53; retired as VADM, 1953; Minister of National Defense, 1953-56; Ambassador to West Germany, 1958-60.
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Source USN No.430828 - 18 June 1951
Author Faces of ROK: Korean War Photographs

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Go Hanbin at https://flickr.com/photos/197132382@N05/52576345006. It was reviewed on 9 January 2024 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

9 January 2024

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This image is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.

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