ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 601 19 August 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 0440) 16 August 1950
| Name: | KIM CHE UK (金在旭) (김재욱) |
| Rank: | Pvt |
| Age: | 21 |
| Organization: | 4th Div, 18th Regt, 2nd Bn, 6th Co, 1st Plt, 3rd Sqd |
| Duties with Unit: | Rifleman |
| Education: | Primary school |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Address: | HANGYONG PUKTO, KILCHU GUN, KILCHU MYON, YONGI DON #29 (咸鏡北道 吉州郡 吉州面 営期洞) |
| Date & Place Captured: | 1300 15 Aug Location unknown (POW tag: YONGSAN 1150-1380) |
| Interrogator: | Sgt HAMASAKA |
PW was captured in civilian clothes. Rifle and uniform was hidden in nearby civilian house (Location unknown, POW tag: YONGSAN). PW was fairly intelligent. He was very uncooperative and appeared to be withholding information. Informant seemed very unreliable. (Referred to JAG & CIC)
Military History:14 May 49 - Conscripted at KILCHU. 2 months basic military training consisting of lectures on military subjects, dismounted drill, forced marches. Remainder of period spent in rifle marksmanship, drill and marches.
Mar 50 - PW assigned with 50 other conscripts to 18th Regt, 4th Div at SONGNIM (2 km South of CHANGYON).
15 Apr 50 (Approx) - 4th Div, 18th Regt departed SONGNIM.
10 Jul 50 (Approx) - 4th Div, (5, 16th, and 18th Regts) crossed 38° parallel, entering UIJONGBU.
26 Jul 50 (Approx) - 4th Div entered SEOUL.
28 Jul-4 Aug 50 (Approx) - 4th Div entered TAEJON via SUWON and CHOCH’IWON.
4 Aug-11 Aug - 4th Div arrived at NAKTONG River (Location unknown POW tag: YONGSAN 1152-1389).
0100 11 Aug (Date obtained from another soldier captured with PW) 4th Div, 18th Regt crossed NAKTONG River in following order: 3rd Bn, 1st Bn, 2nd Bn. River crossing by local river craft. No. trucks, tanks or artillery observed. Artillery shelling from US-South Korean forces on cast banks. No casualties (PW’s statement very unreliable.) 4th Div, 5th and 16th Regts believed deployed in wooded area along West bank at river crossing point.
13 Aug (Approx) - 18th Regt units under constant attack by US-ROK forces. 5 men (including PW) from 2nd Bn, 6th Co, 1st Plt sent to rear area to guard against rear attack. Under increasingly heavy artillery attack 2 men returned to contact forward unit. did not come back. PW and 2 guards remained.
0600, 15 Aug - Trio obtained civilian clothes by force from refugees, entered empty village house. Rifles and military uniforms of trio were buried outside hut, they ate and went to sleep.
1300, 15 Aug - Captured in village hut by ROK troops.
Remarks:PW stated reasons for changing into civilian clothing and hiding weapons were: fear of detection by US-ROK forces already in the area. Without uniforms, weapons could be carried without detection. Trio planned to sneak back to won unit. PW believed he would be killed if captured by US-ROK forces.
Red Cross Instructions:PW’s unit received instructions from higher officers not to shoot at unarmed enemy Red Cross aidmen of vehicles so marked.
Signed TARKENTON/WALKER
