ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 953 11 September 1950
FIELD REPORT (164 - LDI - 0761) 5 September 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| NAME: | CHUN, Chong Boo (全鐘甫) (전종보) |
| PW NO: | 63 NK 537 |
| AGE: | 22 |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| ORGANIZATION: | 2nd Div, 6th Regt, 3rd Bn, Mortar Co, 2nd Plt, 1st Sqd |
| DUTIES: | Ammo Bearer |
| EDUCATION: | Middle School 3 yrs |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| ADDRESS: | KAN WONDO, TON CHONG GOON, KOJO MYON, CHONG CHONG-RI |
| DATE AND PLACE CAPTURED: | 03 0700 Sep 50 in YONGSAN Area by 23rd Inf (US) |
| INTERROGATED BY: | Sgt YOSHIDA |
Higher echelons unknown.
Mortar Co, 3rd Bn, 6th Regt:
| T/O & E | Present Strength | |
| 1st Sqd | 6 men & 1x82mm 1937 Mortar | 6 men & no Mortar |
| 2nd Plt | 19 men & 3x82mm 1937 Mortar | 13 men & 1x82mm 1937 Mortar |
| Mort Co | 70 men & 9x82mm 19.37 Mortar | 43 men & 3x82mm 1937 Mortar |
Plat ldrs carried PPSH SMG, Co Comdr equipped with TTM1939
TOKAREV PISTOL. Troops carried one (1) RG-42 & F-1 Hand Grenades and M1891/30 Rifles.
HMG UNIT: HMG Co consisted of 3 platoons, 3 squads in one platoon. Authorized one (1) MAXIM HMG M/1910 to each Sqd, but at present have one HMG to one platoon. Platoon are authorized 9 HMG but presently equipped with one (1) HMG. Troop strength unknown.
3. DISPOSITION OF ABOVE UNITS:No information.
4. PERSONAL AND UNIT HISTORY:Inducted 8 Jul 50 at HAM HUNG (咸興). Received one week of combat tactics at HAMHUNG and departed for SEOUL. PW departed SEOUL with 900 others and arrived SUWON. PW was assigned to 2nd Div at HUMCHANG. PW passed SONJU, KORYON, HUBJON, and crossed the NAKTONG River on 1 Sep 50. The Mortar unit was attacked 8 km E of crossing point. PW was captured right ofter this battle.
5. PERSONALITIES:HEARSAY: 2nd Div CG - CHE, Yong Rank: unk
6th Regt CO - KIM, Ik Hyon Rank: unk
Mortar Co CO - CHO, Byong Ki Rank: Capt
6. FOOD SUPPLY:PW's unit had emergency rations for 4 days prepared prior to crossing the NAKTONG River.
7. ENEMY INTENTIONS:The objective of the 6th Regt was CHANGYONG (昌寧)
8. MORALE:Most of the troops in the unit were forced into the Army; therefore morale was very low.
9. SOUTH KOREAN CIVILIANS:Most of the SK civilians dislike the NK Army, because the NK Army loots their food stocks.
10. INTERROGATORS REMARKS:Observation limited, information seems reliable.
For the AC of S, G-2:
SAKAMOTO
