Dan Reese - Korean War

Caption
Lieutenant Colonel Leal W. Reese with a Korean official, circa 1947, while LTC Reese was serving in South Korea, charged with opening what would become the Korean Military Academy.

Where:
South Korea

When:
circa 1947

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Lieutenant Colonel Reese with a Korean official, on the grounds of the Korean Officer’s Training School in Seoul in circa 1947.

Where:
Seoul

When:
circa 1947

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
A portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Leal W. Reese of the Judge Advocate General’s Corps while he served with the American’s military government in South Korea following World War II.

Where:
South Korea

When:
Following World War II

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Daniel Reese’s parents and sister, in the left of the portrait, were honored guests at a traditional Korean wedding. The wedding took place at the Myoslig Temple in Pusan on May 6th, 1947.

Where:
Myoslig Temple in Pusan

When:
May 6th, 1947

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Leal W. Reese was a successful lawyer in private practice in Taylorville, Illinois before called up from the Reserves during World War II. He returned to his practice in Taylorville following his service in post-WW II South Korea.

Where:
Unknown

When:
Unknown

Ownership:
May be restricted. Patrons desiring to use this photograph should contact the ALPL Audio-Visual Curator.

Caption
Daniel Reese, for a portrait taken on January 1, 1987.

Where:
Unknown

When:
January 1, 1987.

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo