ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 708 23 August 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 0526) 21 August 1950
| Name: | KIM, NAM JONG (金湳鐘) (김남종) |
| Rank: | Pvt |
| Age: | 23 |
| Orgn: | 7th Div, 1st Regt, 1st Bn, 2nd Co, 2nd Plt, 3rd Sqd |
| Duties: | Rifleman |
| Education: | 6 years |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Address: | P’YONGAN NAM-DO, KANGSO-GUN, SIN-CHON-MYON, YONHA-RI 223 (平安南道 江西郡 新井面 煙霞里 二二三番地) |
| Date and Place Captured: | 18 Aug 50 at P’OHANG-DONG (1230-1480) |
| Interrogator: | Sgt MIYATA |
PW was cooperative, but due to limited service, lacked information.
Military History:PW was inducted 4 Jul 50 at WONSAN. Received no military training.
Departed WONSAN 15 Jul 50 by rail, arrived YOJU, 19 Jul 50
Departed YOJU 20 Jul 50, marched, arrived CHANGHOWON (長胡院) 21 Jul 50.
Departed CHANGHOWON Jul 50, marched, arrived CH’UNGJU (忠州) 21 Jul 50.
Departed CH’UNGJU 23 Jul 50, marched, arrived TANYANG (丹陽) 25 Jul 50.
Departed TANYANG 26 Jul 50, marched, arrived P’UNGGI (豐基) 27 Jul 50.
Departed P’UNGGI 28 Jul 50, marched, arrived YONGJU (榮州) 28 Jul 50.
Departed YONGJU 1 Aug 50, marched, arrived ANDONG (安東) 8 Aug 50.
Departed ANDONG 10 Aug 50, marched, arrived KIGYE (杞溪) 12 Aug 50.
Departed KIGYE, 14 Aug 50, marched, arrived P’OHANG-DONG 13 Aug 50.
14 1300K Aug 50, PW’s unit (2nd Co) was bombed and strafed by US aircraft. Due to the severe bombing and strafing the 2nd Co retreated to an unknown mountain near P’OHANG-DONG. However PW hid in an unknown village for 6 days. On 18 2000K Aug 50, PW gave himself up to the ROK’s 18th Regt near P’OHANG-DONG.
Personalities:No information.
Foreign Elements:3/5 of the 7th Div was composed of troops who participated in action with the CCF.
Weapons and Personnel:Div: 7,000 men; Regt: 1,800 men; Bn: 600 men; Co: 200 men: Platoon: 41 men; Squad: 10 men.
Riflemen were armed with US M1 and Russian M1891/30 rifles, 150 rounds and 4 grenades. Squad leaders and asst squad leaders carried the same arms. Officers had M1895 pistols.
Company: 1 x HMG, 2 x 105-mm Mortars, 2 x LMGs.
Casualties: 2nd Co, 1st Bn lost 80 men, 6 km NW of P’OHANG-DONG, 18 Aug 50.
No replacement of men or equipment to 18 Aug 50.
Armor:No information.
Artillery:No information.
Vehicles:PW observed 20 vehicles (ZIS-151) and GAZ-51) and 20 horses. (with supplies - food and ammunition) at KIGYE (1210-1460) 14 Aug 50.
Supplies:PW received average of two meals per day. Food was located from farmers. Ammunition last received near SINDOK-TONG (新德洞) (1170-1510) on 9 Aug 50. 20 rounds were issued per man.
After 10 Aug 50, PW’s unit (2nd Co) did not received any supplies (food and ammunition).
According to PW he believes ammunition was shipped from CHINA, because he observed Chinese marking on grenades and shells.
Other details were lacking.
Enemy Intentions:No information.
Additional Information:No information on guerrilla activities or other units’s location.
PW heard from his squad leader around the latter part of Jul that the 7th Div was redesignated the 12th Div but most of the troops still referred to their unit as the 7th Div.
Signed: TARKENTON/WALKER
