ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1112 17 September 1950
FIELD REPORT (164 - LDI - 0841) 14 September 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | NO, Tong Un (노동운) |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| AGE: | 28 |
| DUTY: | Rifleman |
| ORGN: | 6th Div, ? Regt, ? Bn, 2nd Co, 2nd Plt, 2nd Sqd (code & APO unknown) |
| EDUCATION: | None |
| OCCUPATION: | Cotton weaver |
| ADDRESS: | KYONGGI DO, SEOUL CITY, TONGTAE MUN KU, SINSOL TONG 410-6 (경기도 서울시 동대문구 신설동 四十一六) |
| DATE & PLACE CAPTURED: | 10 Sep 50, approx 8 km South of HAMAN on the HAMAN-CHINDONG NI road. |
| INTERROGATOR: | G.W.A. |
Cooperative. Information extremely limited as PW is completely illiterate and unfamiliar with military terms or activities. PW repeatedly apologized for his ignorance and stated that he is anxious to cooperate in every way possible.
3. T/O & E OF PW'S UNIT: (2nd Co, ?Bn, ? Regt, 6th Div)Riflemen armed with M1891/30 rifles, 50 rounds, 2 grenades. Squad Ldrs armed with PPsh SMG, 144 rounds, and 2 grenades.
4. ESTIMATED STRENGTH OF ABOVE UNITS:| Unit | Original Strength | Present Effective Strength (10 Sep) |
| 6th Div, ? Regt, ? Bn, 2nd Co | Approx 120 men | Approx 70 men |
| 2nd Co, 2nd Plt, 2nd Sqd | Approx 11 men | Approx 5 men |
Inducted on 10 Jul 50 at SEOUL into the “Volunteer Army”. Deserted on 11 Jul 50 but was caught by “Internal Affairs Office Security Police” on 12 Jul 50 and re-inducted into “Volunteer Army”.
Departed from SEOUL on 15 Jul 50 with approx 500 other “Volunteers”, crossed HAN River by ferry between SEOUL Airfield (not KILPO Airfield) and YONGDUNGPO, marched and arrived at SUWON o/a 19 Jul 50.
Departed from SUWON o/a 20 Jul 50, marched, and arrived via CHONGJU and NAMWON at CHINJU o/a 19 Aug 50.
Departed from CHINJU o/a 22 Aug 50, marched, and arrived at HAMAN o/a 7 Sep 50, where the “volunteers” were assigned to various units of the 6th Division.
Departed with the 2nd Co (Bn & Regt unknown) of the 6th Div from HAMAN on 9 Sep 50. Deserted with 2 other “volunteers” on 10 Sep 50 and surrendered to soldiers of US 25th Regt.
6. ARMOR:Observed 8 tanks (type unk) in SEOUL on 27 June 50.
7. FOOD & AMMO SUPPLIES:Received an average of 1 rice or barley ball daily.
8. MORALE:As all South Korean "volunteers" were forced into NKPA, their morale was low and they were looking for an opportunity to surrender to the ROK or UN Forces.
9. SOUTH KOREAN SENTIMENTS:Average South Korean resents NKPA and Security Police because all able-bodied men and women are conscripted for the NKPA or for rear echelon labor gangs. The conscriptees are not paid for their labor and are called “volunteers”. Everyone fears the South Korean Communists who were liberated from jails by the NKPA because these communists are the principal means whereby the Security Police identify active anti-communists.
10. MISCELLANEOUS:Observed safe-conduct passes dropped over HAMAN o/a 7 Sep 50. A fellow “volunteer” explained the meaning of the passes: whereupon PW decided to surrender to the UN Forces.
For the AC of S, G-2:
SAKAMOTO
