ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1208 22 September 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 0832) 20 September 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | CHU Un Yong (朱雲龍) (주운용) |
| PW NUMBER: | None |
| RANK: | Pvt (戰士) |
| AGE: | 25 |
| DUTY: | Rifleman |
| UNIT: | 2nd Div, 4th Regt, 3rd Bn, 9th Co, 2nd Plt |
| EDUCATION: | 6 yrs |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | IBANG MYON (1130-1390) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 17 Sep 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | HAMGYONG PUKTO, CHONGSONG GUN, P'UNGGOK MYON, P'UNGG'YERI, #586 (咸鏡北道 鍾城郡 豊界里 豊溪里 五八六番地) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | Sgt HAYASHIDA (ATIS) |
Subject was very cooperative and of average intelligence but apparently extremely unobservant. Subject was in good physical condition and did not show any signs of anxiety or fear. Reliability fair.
3. TACTICAL INFORMATION:Chronology:
| 27 Feb 50: | Inducted into the NKPA at HAMHUNG (咸興) and assigned to 4th Regt, 2nd Div. |
| 27 Feb-27 Jun: | Received basic infantry training including one week of Bn field problems. The rifle 2nd Div was stationed in HAMHUNG. The rifle regts of 2nd Div were designated as the 4th, 5th and 6th Regts. The strength of each rifle regt was 3,000 men. Strength of Div Arty unknown. Approx one-half of the personnel of the 2nd Div were men inducted between 47 and Dec 49. The remainder of the men ware inducted after Jun 50. |
| o/a 27 Jun 50: | Men issued 70 rounds of ammunition and 2 grenades. General preparation. 2nd Div departed HAMHUNG by rail. |
| o/a 29 Jun 50: | 4th Regt detrained at CH'ORWON. Upon arrival, PW noticed that entire 2nd Div was assembled. |
| o/a 30 Jun 50: | 4th Regt marched South from CH'ORWON. From this date, subject. has not seen any other unit of the 2nd Div. |
| o/a 8 Sep 50: | 4th Regt, strength approx 2,000 men, crossed the NAKTONG River at a point approx 200 meters north of the IBANG-MYON highway bridge. The crossing was made at about 2300 hrs under cover of regt’l arty fire. Approx 100 man were lost through enemy action and drowning. Immediately upon crossing the river, the unit stormed US positions on the east bank of the river. By 2400, the enemy positions were neutralized. |
| o/a 9 Sep 50: | 0030 hrs the 4th Regt attacked enemy positions 2 km east of the river and occupied the hill by 0700 hours. As soon as the hill was occupied, the Regt pushed eastward to a point about 8 km from the river and occupied a low ridge about 400 meters west of a 200 m high hill. Enemy defense positions were located on the hill. |
| o/a 9 Sep-13 Sep: | 4th Regt remained on the ridge and fought short skirmishes with the enemy. The regt dispatched several teams of 7 or 8 men to destroy enemy tanks located on the above hill. The men were to drop fragmentation grenades in the muzzle of the guns on the tanks. None of the men succeeded and the handful that returned were wounded. |
| 13 Sep 50: | Regt’l strength was approx 1,500 men. The Regt received approx 40 replacements on this date. |
| 14 Sep 50: | 0900 hrs the regt attacked enemy positions on the above hill, without artillery support, and succeeded in taking the hill by 1200 hours. Losses sustained were negligible. The attack was made under enemy arty barrage and air attack. |
| 15 Sep 50: | The regt remained on the hill and was unable to maneuver because of the intense enemy artillery shelling. |
| 16 Sep 50: | American troops stormed the hill at 1000 hours. The 4th Regt became disorganized in the attack and made a disorderly retreat toward the NAKTONG River. Subject was captured during the engagement. |
Morale:
The morale of the troops was very low because most of the men were replacements with little or no training. Moreover, the men knew that the regt'l arty pieces were not functioning because of the lack of ammunition. There were no replacements of lost equipment and the men did not receive any rations from the rear. Some of the dissatisfied NCOs read propaganda leaflets to the man in their squads. This coupled with the inconveniences of the field caused a large number of the men to surrender or desert.
Strength:
4th Regt as of 16 Sep 50: 1,200 men.
Equipment:
Rifles, HMGs, LMGs, 6 x 82mm mortars.
Personalities:
| Name: | LEE Si Bok (리시복) |
| Rank: | Lt (中尉) |
| Age : | 25 |
| Position: | CO, 9th Co, 3rd Bn, 4th Regt |
| Name: | CH'AE Su Jin (채수진) |
| Rank: | Maj (少佐) |
| Age : | 27 |
| Position: | CO, 3rd Bn, 14th Regt |
| Name: | LEE Ho (리호) |
| Rank: | Maj Gen |
| Age : | Unknown |
| Position: | CG, 2nd Div |
Code Numbers:
4th Regt - 238
4. GENERAL:NK Currency:
1. Rate of exchange: 1:10, i.e., 1 NK won to 10 ROK won.
2. Extent of usage: The people of north Korea have faith in their currency but S. Koreans in areas occupied by the NKPA would not accept it as a medium of exchange.
Red Cross Insignias:
Subject did not see any insignias painted on NK hospital trucks. The field aid men wore red cross arm bands on the left arm. The men were ordered by their battalion commander not to fire on any aid men of the UN forces.
Immunization against diseases:
The men did not receive any immunization.
For the Commanding Officer:
WEELDREYER
Executive
