Prototype of the previous chapter, Kim Jong-oh, commander of the Sixth Division of the Korean Army (can be skipped)

Kim Jong-oh, a former second lieutenant in the Japanese army, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and chief of army staff of South Korea, general.

Born in Cheongwon, North Chungcheong Province, he joined the Japanese "apprentice army" in 1944 after graduating from the law department of Chuo University.

He graduated from the Military English School of the U.S. Army Government Department in 1946 and served successively as platoon leader, company commander, and regimental commander of the National Defense Guard.

Since 1950, he has served as division commander, headquarters commander, director of the Personnel Bureau of the Army Headquarters, and principal of the Army Noncommissioned Officer School.

In 1954, he was appointed commander of the First Army and promoted to lieutenant general in the same year.

He entered the U.S. Army War College in 1955 and served successively as deputy chief of staff of the Army Headquarters and commander of the Fifth Army the following year.

In 1959, he served as deputy chief of staff of the Army. In 1960, he served as president of the Korea National Defense University, commander of the First Army, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Promoted to general in 1962.

The Battle of Baima Mountain in 1952 ended with Jin Jong-wu holding Baima Heights and defeating and severely damaging the 38th Army of the "Long Live Army", the ace unit of the Chinese People's Volunteers.

After this war, the Golden Bell Five became famous because his opponent was none other than China's outstanding General Jinshan and the "Long Live Army" he commanded.