ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 628 20 August 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 0456) 17 August 1950
| Name: | CHONG T’AEK HYON (鄣澤協) (장택협) |
| Rank: | Pvt |
| Age: | 27 |
| Organization: | 3rd Div, 13th Regt, 7th Bn, 5th Co, 1st Plt, 2nd Sqd |
| Duties: | Rifleman |
| Education: | None |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Address: | HAMGYONG PUK-Do, HAKSONG-Gun, HAKSONG-Myon TOHUNG-DONG (咸鏡北道 鶴城郡 鶴城面 土興洞) |
| Date and Place Captured: | 15 Aug 50 - UMSONG-San (隱峯山) (1150-1500) |
| Interrogator: | HIROTSU |
Cooperative - limited information due to short term of service.
Military History:PW was inducted on 6 Jul 50 at NANAM. Trained as rifleman at NANAM one week.
Departed NANAM 16 Jul 50 - railroad - arrived SEOUL 26 Jul 50.
Departed SEOUL 27 Jul 50 - marched - arrived MUNG’YONG, date u/k. kkk At MUNG’YONG PW and 600 replacements joined 3rd Div and was assigned to 3rd Div, 13th Regt, 7th Bn, 5th Co, 1st Plt, 2nd Sqd as a rifleman. Received M1891/30 rifle, 10 rounds, and 2 grenades.
Departed MUNG’YONG - date unknown - advanced SE and arrived UNBONG SAN (雲奉山) on 15 Aug 50.
Separated from unit after unit received MG fire. Captured by ROK unit at foot of UNBONG-SAN mountain on 15 Aug 50.
Personalities:No information
Foreign Elements:No information
Weapons and Personnel:3rd Div, 15th Regt and 7th Bn strength unknown. 5th Co - 110 men. 1st Platoon - 30 men. 2nd Squad - 10 men.
Riflemen armed with M1891/30 rifles, 10 rounds and 2 grenades.
Squad leaders, submachine guns and 2 grenades. Asst squad leaders, LMGs (DP). Officers, pistols.
5th Co - 2 x Maxim HMGs, 7 boxes of ammunitions
9 x LMGs
1st Platoon - 1 x Maxim HMG, 4 boxed of ammunition
- 3 x LMGs
- 3 x sub-machine guns
Casualties: unavailable
Replacement: 3rd Div received approximately 600 unarmed replacements from NANAM at MUNG’YONG, date unknown.
Armor:3 x T-34/85 tanks observed in vicinity of NAKTONG River (location unknown) on or about 10 Aug 50. Detailed information unavailable.
Artillery:No information
Vehicles:None
Supplies:Received average of one rice ball a day. Received rice from farmers after 10 Aug 50.
Ammunition last received at MUNG’YONG. 10 rounds per man left.
Enemy Intentions:Objective of 3rd Div was T’AEGU. Detail information unavailable.
Signed TARKENTON/WALKER
