ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 629 20 August 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 0457) 17 August 1950
| Name: | KIM CHAE YON (金在淵) (김재연) |
| Rank: | Pvt |
| Age: | 21 |
| Organization: | 766th Ind Regt, 1st Bn, 5th Co (Mortar Co), 2nd Plt, 1st Squad |
| Duties with Unit: | Mortar man |
| Education: | 6 yrs |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Address: | HAMGYONG NAMDO, KOWON GUN, GUNNAE MYON, SONGCHON RI (咸鏡南道 高原郡 郡內面 松川里) (함경남도 고원군 군내면 송천리) |
| Date & Place Captured: | 1100 15 Aug 50 at HWANGCHONG NI near TOPYONG-DONG (1198-1491) |
| Interrogator: | Sgt SHIN |
PW was cooperative, however unobservant.
Military History:Date of Induction: 3 Aug 49 at HEORYONG (會寧)
Training: 9 months basic training at HEORYONG.
Departed HOERYONG 15 May 50, 1500 men arrived YUSONG (流星) 15 May 50 by rail. 33 days of field training.
Departed YUSONG 18 Jun 50 by rail - arrived WONSAN PUKHANG (元山 北港) 28 Jun 50
Departed WONSAN PUKHANG 21 Jun 50 by rail - arrived YANGYANG (襄陽) 23 Jun 50
Departed YANGYANG 23 Jun 50 boat - arrived SOKCH’O (석초) 25 Jun 50. He was assigned guard for one week.
Departed SOKCH’O 30 Jun 50 - marched to KANGNUNG (江陵) arrived 30 Jun 50
Departed 1 Jul 50 - marched - arrived vicinity of TOP’YONG-DONG 10 Jul 50
Personalities:766th Unit Commanding Officer: O CHIN U (오진우)
Platoon leader: PAEK MUN SAM (白文三)
Foreign Elements:Unknown.
Weapons and Personnel:766th Unit - 1,500 men, Bn - 470 men, Rifle Co - 160 men, Rifle Plt - 40 men, Rifle Sqd - 10 men.
One Bn - Mortar Co - 160 men, 4 plts in a Co, plt 40 men, 4 x sqds in a platoon, sqd - 10 men, 6 x 31 mm mortar, 11 x 60 mm mortar, 20 rounds per mortars. All men armed with Jap M99 rifle, with 100 rounds, 2 grenades.
HMG Co - 90 men, 3 x plts in a company, plt 30 men, 3 x sqd in a platoon, sqd 10 men, 9 HMG, 500 rounds per HMG; men carried Jap type 38 or type 99 rifles and 100 rounds.
Inf Co - 160 men, 3 x plts in a company, 3 squads in a platoon, all men carried Jap type 38 or type 99 rifles and US carbines. Co runners carried sub-machine guns. Scouts carried US carbines.
Supplies:From the middle of July, unit did not receive any food or ammunition. Sources of supply unknown. PW stated that guerrillas used place names as code words, however PW did not know the code.
Signed TARKENTON/WALKER
