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KMID : 0877120210340010031
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Journal of Korean Medical History
2021 Volume.34 No. 1 p.31 ~ p.46
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Korean Medical Doctor Shin Hong-Gyun’s Life and His Independence Movement
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Jung Sang-Gyu
Shin Min-Shik
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Abstract
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Shin Hong-Gyun and his family had been in medicine for many generations as a Korean Medical Doctor (KMD). When Shin Hong-Gyun was carrying his independent movement at region 17, Jang-Baek-Hyun in 1919, his younger brother Shin Dong-Gyun was killed by Japanese military police force. This tragic incident triggered Shin Hong-Gyun to establish an army for national independence called , holding 200 young men, to serve in armed struggle against the Japanese Government with Kim Jung-Geon in May, 1920. In March 1933, Shin Hong-Gyun, as a military surgeon, led his men to the Korean Independence Army to fight a battle. Once he became a member of the Korean Independence Army, he, in fact, participated in few battles: Sadohaja, Dong-Kyung-Sung, Deajeonjayeong.
Daejeonjayeong was a place where the Japanese military must pass by to reach the Wangcheong area. His independence forces had to endure painful starvation and heavy rain while hiding in ambush endlessly until the Japanese military would appear. Due to its summer rainy season, rainwater overflowed into their trenches and was filled up to the waist. Even worse, the stocked food was running out; however, Japanese army did not appear for longer while. His entire team had to suffer the harsh condition- severe hunger and extreme cold.
At this critical moment, Korean Medical Doctor Shin Hong-Gyun was able to distinguish, with his expertise, eatable black mushrooms that grow wild in the mountains, and used them to feed his men to overcome the starvation. This event led to the victory of the independence army at the battle of Daejeonjayeong.
The purpose of the paper is to inform and highlight the forgotten history of Shin Hong-Gyun who was, both, a Korean Medical Doctor and an military surgeon.
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KEYWORD
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Shin Hong Gyun, Korean Medical Doctor (KMD), Army surgeon, Kim Jung Geon, Dae-Jin-Dan, Battle of Daejeonjayeong
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