ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1119 17 September 1950
FIELD REPORT (164 - LDI - 0848) 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| NAME: | PAK Yang Kon (朴陽健) (박양건) |
| PW NO: | 62 NK-876 |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| AGE: | 30 |
| DUTIES: | Rifleman |
| ORGN: | 4th Div, 5th Regt, 3rd Bn, 8th Co, 1st Plt, 1st Sqd. |
| EDUCATION: | Primary School 6 yrs |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| ADDRESS: | PYONGAN NAMDO, CHUNG HWA GUN, HAMJUNG MYON, HAMCHON NI (平安南道 中和郡 南中 南天里 六九一) |
| DATE & PLACE CAPTURED: | 071600K Sep 50, CHANGNYONG Area, by US Force. |
| INTERROGATOR: | H.N. |
Fairly cooperative, but lacks information due to short military service.
3. T/O & E OF PW’S UNIT:Rifle platoon was composed of 4 sqds a total of 45 men; arms included 4 x SMGs (one 71 rds drum per SMG), 35 rifles (30 rds per rifle), and 2 hand grenades per man.
4. DISPOSITION OF ABOVE UNITS: (2 Sep 50)4th Div Hq was located in a bamboo forest approx 10 Km N of the ferry point E of CHOGYE.
Approx 1200 troops of the 4th Div crossed the NAKTONG River on 052400 K Sep 50 and, on 7 Sep, attacked toward CHONGNYANG from the southwest.
5. ESTIMATED STRENGTH OF ABOVE UNITS:Approx 40 men were left in the PW's platoon on 7 Sep 50.
6. PERSONALITIES:1st Plt, 8th Co, 3rd Bn, 5th Regt. CO: Jr Lt. CHO Chong Yol (趙正烈).
7. PERSONAL AND UNIT HISTORY:Inducted 8 Aug 50 at CHINNAPO. Informant and 2,000 others departed CHINNAMPO on 16 Aug 50 and traveled through SEOUL, TAEJON, to a point 10 Km N of the ferry point E of CHOGYE, arriving on 2 Sep 50. Informant and 846 men joined the 4th Div on 2 Sep 50.
4th Div crossed the NAKTONG River on 5 Sep 50 and attacked toward CHANGNYONG. On 7 Sep 50, informant and four others tried to run away from their unit. They were shot at by NK Troops, but informant escaped and surrendered to US Forces.
8. ARMOR:13 x T-34/85 observed on West. bank of NAKTONG River on l Sep 50. (Exact location unknown)
4 x T-34/85 observed moving toward CHANGNYONG from SW on 6 Sep 50. (Heard that these tanks were later destroyed by US air strikes)
9. ARTILLERY:10x Arty pieces drawn by trucks observed on East bank of NAKTONG River near the ferry point E of CHOGYE, 6 Sep 50.
10. FOOD & AMMO SUPPLIES:No incoming rood supply. Troops were living off the land. Ammo was said to be very low.
11. REPLACEMENTS:846 N Koreans from CHINNAMPO and approx 400 S Korean conscripts joined the 4th Div on 2 Sep 50 as replacements.
12. ENEMY INTENTIONS:Objective of 4th Div was said to be CHANGNYONG.
13. MORALE:Morale was very low due to meager food supply.
14. OTHER UNITS:9th Div was fighting to the South of 4th Div but it was rumored that they later retreated.
15. CAPTURED EQUIPMENT:Due to shortage of arms, troops were using US M-1 rifles and carbines.
16. US POW'S:Observed approx 80 US PWs marching into SEOUL on 22 Aug 50.
For the AC of S, G-2:
SAKAMOTO
