No Kum-sok
No Kum-sok | |
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No in 1953 | |
| Birth name | No Kum-sok |
| Born | January 10, 1932 Shinko, Kankyōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Sinhung County, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea) |
| Died | December 26, 2022 (aged 90) Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Service | Korean People's Army Air Force Korean People's Navy |
| Years of service | 1949–1953 |
| Rank | Senior lieutenant |
| Battles / wars | Korean War |
| No Kum-sok | |
| Hangul | 노금석 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 盧今錫 |
| RR | No Geumseok |
| MR | No Kŭmsŏk |
No Kum-sok (Korean: 노금석; January 10, 1932 – December 26, 2022) was a North Korean-born American engineer and aviator who served as a senior lieutenant in the Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force during the Korean War. Under colonial rule, No was required to adopt a Japanese name, Okamura Kiyoshi. Approximately two months after the end of hostilities, he defected to South Korea in a MiG-15 aircraft, and was subsequently granted political asylum in the United States. He then adopted the English name Kenneth H. Rowe.