Foreigners Who Helped Korean Independence
Foreign nationals decorated by the Korean government for aiding the independence movement — including Kaneko Fumiko (Japan), journalist Ernest Bethell (UK) and Dr. Frank Schofield (Canada).
| Name | Nationality | Grade | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Yeong (朴泳) | Russia | Independence Medal | Manchuria |
| Dang Gyeyo (唐繼堯) | China | Presidential Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Song Gyoin (宋敎仁) | China | Presidential Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Ho Hanmin (胡漢民) | China | Presidential Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Robert Grierson | Canada | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Yeo Cheonmin (呂天民) | China | Presidential Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Joo Gahwa (朱家驊) | China | Presidential Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Choi Unsan (崔雲山) | China | National Medal | Manchuria |
| Kang Fyodor | Russia | Patriotic Medal | Russian Far East |
| Kim Nakhyeon (金洛鉉) | Russia | Foundation Medallion | Russian Far East |
| Kim Mikhail Mikhailovich | Russia | National Medal | Russian Far East |
| Kim Alexandra | Russia | Patriotic Medal | Russian Far East |
| Kim Pyodol | Russia | National Medal | Russian Far East |
| Maurice William | Russia | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Park Nosun (朴魯順) | Russia | Foundation Medallion | Russian Far East |
| Park Byeonggil (朴秉吉) | Russia | National Medal | Russian Far East |
| Lee Damul (李多勿) | Russia | National Medal | Russian Far East |
| Lee Baekcho (李白草) | Russia | Foundation Medallion | Russian Far East |
| Lee Vasily | Russia | National Medal | Russian Far East |
| Han Sabin (韓士斌) | Russia | Patriotic Medal | Domestic resistance |
| Han Changgeol (韓昌傑) | Russia | National Medal | Russian Far East |
| Lee Byeongho (李炳浩) | Mexico | Foundation Medallion | Americas |
| Minerva Louise Guthapfel | USA | Foundation Medallion | Aid to independence movement |
| Selden Palmer Spencer | USA | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Stephen Ambrose Beck | USA | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| William Linton | USA | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Eli Miller Mowry | USA | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Geraldine Fitch | USA | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Jay Jerome Williams | USA | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| James Henry Roberts Cromwell | USA | Foundation Medallion | Aid to independence movement |
| George Shannon McCune | USA | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| George Ashmore Fitch | USA | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| George William Norris | USA | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| John Wesley Staggers | USA | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Charles Spalding Thomas | USA | Foundation Medallion | Aid to independence movement |
| Charles Edward Russell | USA | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Paul Fredrick Douglass | USA | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Frank Earl Cranston Williams | USA | Foundation Medallion | Aid to independence movement |
| Fred A. Dolph | USA | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Floyd William Tomkins | USA | Patriotic Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Harry Charles Whiting | USA | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Herbert Adolphus Miller | USA | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Henry Dodge Appenzeller | USA | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Horace Newton Allen | USA | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Homer Bezaleel Hulbert | USA | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Thomas Daniel Ryan | Ireland | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Patrick Dawson | Ireland | Patriotic Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Douglas Story | UK | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Augustine Sweeney | UK | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Ernest Thomas Bethell | UK | Presidential Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| George Lewis Shaw | UK | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Frederick Brown Harris | UK | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Frederick A. McKenzie | UK | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Ga Neko-humiko (金子文子) | Japan | Patriotic Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Hu Se-dasseuji (布施辰治) | Japan | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Gwak Wonguk (郭元國) | China | National Medal | Manchuria |
| Gwak Taegi (郭泰棋) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Kim Munsun (金文順) | China | Patriotic Medal | Manchuria |
| Kim Bonghwan (金鳳煥) | China | National Medal | Manchuria |
| Kim Wanuk (金完郁) | China | National Medal | Russian Far East |
| Dae Rip (戴笠) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Du Jwinhwei (杜君慧) | China | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Ma Surye (馬樹禮) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Mak Deokhye (莫德惠) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Sa Dodeok (司徒德) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Seol Ak (薛岳) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| So Gyeonghwa (蘇景和) | China | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Son Gwa (孫科) | China | Presidential Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Son Mun (孫文) | China | Republic of Korea Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Song Miryeong (宋美齡) | China | Republic of Korea Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Shin Changhui (申昌熙) | China | National Medal | Provisional Government |
| Wang Jukil (汪竹一) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Woo Bin (于斌) | China | Presidential Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Yoo Yeongyo (劉詠堯) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Lee Sukjin (李淑珍) | China | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Lim Sam (林森) | China | Presidential Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Jang Gaeseok (蔣介石) | China | Republic of Korea Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Jang Gye (張繼) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Jang Gun (張群) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Jeo Boseong (褚補成) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Joo Gyeongran (朱慶瀾) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Ji Yeonggeol (池永傑) | China | National Medal | Manchuria |
| Jin Gwabu (陳果夫) | China | Republic of Korea Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Jin Gimi (陳其美) | China | Republic of Korea Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Jin Seong (陳誠) | China | Presidential Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Jin Ipbu (陳立夫) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Ha Sanggi (何尙祺) | China | Foundation Medallion | Aid to independence movement |
| Ho Jongnam (胡宗南) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Hwang Gak (黃覺) | China | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Hwang Heung (黃興) | China | Presidential Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Roland Clinton Bacon | Canada | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Stanley Haviland Martin | Canada | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Archibald Harrison Barker | Canada | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Oliver R. Avison | Canada | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Frank William Schofield | Canada | Independence Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| An Su-myeong | Cuba | Presidential Citation | Americas |
| Louis Marin | France | Patriotic Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Justin Godart | France | Patriotic Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Ferdinand Edouard Buisson | France | Patriotic Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Daisy Hocking | Australia | Foundation Medallion | Aid to independence movement |
| Margaret Sandeman Davies | Australia | National Medal | Aid to independence movement |
| Isabella Menzies | Australia | Foundation Medallion | Aid to independence movement |
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