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Eddie Ko Timeline
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EDDIE KO
Virginia Paso and Krista Sarkinen
WA State History 7.1
1956
birth name
date of birth
1937
1937
place
Birth name
Choon Kyung Ko
Chorwon, Korea
1943
1943
- Japanese soldiers killed Rex
- Choon sought revenge and left town
1950
- Start of the Korean War
- Thousands killed
- Choon is now an orphan
1950
I am Choon
1950-1953
1953
- Choon joined the SVA
- Risked his life to gather information
- Helped the American side
"I am Choon Kyung Ko"
- "I have not eaten in four days."
- Plays the hungry orphan
- Grateful and curious
- Gathers information
- Mission Accomplished
Inchon Landing
Inchon Landing
Sept. 15, 1950 - Sept. 26, 1950
- MacArthur hoped to cut of North Korean supply lines after a surprise landing.
- Success depended on the tide
- Choon's job was to report the position of the tide.
- Landing was a success
pictures
Al + Harry
- Villager is hiding Marines
- Choon helps them escape
- Al + Harry die of starvation
Al + Harry
Choon's Discovery
- Choon discovered the Chinese Communist forces had crossed the Yalu river into North Korea, to join the opposing side,
- He brought word back to the South Koreans.
- The Americans were skeptical, but Choon was proved correct.
1953
1956
The end of the Korean War- and therefore the end of Choon's career as a spy.
1956
1956
- Marines bring him to USA
- Changes his name to Eddie
- Eventually became an American Citizen
Eddie's life
Life in USA
- Lived in Florida
- Married Joanna
- Two boys (Al + Harry)
- Owns Quail Hollow Golf and Country Club
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