ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1415 27 September 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 0885) 23 September 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | KIM, Chol Chun (金鐵俊) (김철준) |
| PW NO: | None |
| RANK: | Pvt (戰士) |
| AGE: | 20 |
| DUTY: | Sapper |
| UNIT: | 8th Div, Engr Bn, end Co, 2nd Plt, 1st Sqd |
| EDUCATION: | Primary School (5 years) |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 2 km S of UISONG (1160-1490) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 20 Sep 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | HAMGYONG PUKDO, MYONGCH'ON-GUN, HAGO-MYON, HA PYONG-NI #572 (咸鏡北道 明川郡 下古面 荷坪里 五七二番地) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | NAGAO (FEAF) |
PW surrendered to ROK Forces in good physical condition. PW's memory was poor and his information was very limited. Not recommended for further interrogation.
3. TACTICAL INFORMATION:Chronology:
28 Feb 50 - Inducted at CH'ONGJIN (淸津).
5 Mar 50 - Departed CH'ONGJIN with 200 others by train.
9 Mar 50 - Arrived at KANSONG (杆城) and received uniforms.
16 Mar 50 - A group of 80 men were assigned to the 2nd Co, Engr Bn, 8th Div.
20 Mar 50 - Arrived at an engineer training camp at P'YONGYANG.
18 Apr 50 - Three (3) companies of the Engr Bn departed P'YONGYANG by train.
23 Apr 50 - Arrived at KANSONG and received further training.
18 Jun 50 - Departed KANSONG by train and arrived at YANGYANG the same day. The Engr Bn dug trenches on the mountains south of YANGYANG (襄陽) and immediately north of the 38° Parallel until the outbreak of the war.
29 Jun 50 - Engr Bn arrived at KANGNUNG (江陵) without encountering any enemy resistance and was immediately attached to the 1st Regt of the 8th Div, but remained under the direct command of the 8th Div Hqs.
13 Jul 50 - 8th Div departed KANGNUNG.
D/U - Engr Bn repaired a damaged bridge at SAMCH'OK (三陟).
D/U - 8th Div arrived at ANDONG (安東) without encountering any extensive enemy resistance. The Engr Bn repaired a large bridge near ANDONG and many small bridges south of ANDONG. Bridges found impractical to repair were replaced by by-passes of sand-filled straw sacks laid across the river bottom. The Engr Bn arrived at UISONG with the 8th Div Hqs where it was engaged for 20 days in constructing air raid shelters and trenches for the 8th Div Hqs. The other units of the 8th Div were engaged to the south of UISONG where they sustained heavy casualties. The 8th Div CP never experienced any air raids.
18 Sep 50 - PW heard that the majority of the combat units of the 8th Div were wiped out and the Engr Bn was ordered to the front lines as reinforcements. The Engr Bn advanced to a point 4 km S of UISONG and encountered stiff enemy resistance. The 2nd Co of the Engr Bn had three (3) killed and five (5) wounded. It retreated to a point 2 km S of UISONG (義城).
20 Sep 50 - The 2nd Co of the Engr Bn positioned on a hill, advanced to counter-attack but met stiff resistance and became disorganized. PW remained on the hill, instead of advancing, and surrendered to the ROK forces with another PW.
Unit Organization and Strength:
Last Known Composition of Unit: PW heard that the only remaining units of the 8th Div were the Div CP, Signal Co, Guard Plt, and the Engr Bn. PW believes the Engr Bn was wiped out.
Equipment:
PW observed 2 × T-34/85 Medium tanks 2 km S of UISONG 19 Sep 50, withdrawing towards UISONG.
The 2nd Co of the Engr Bn was equipped with 2 LMG's, 12 SMG's and the rest of the men were equipped with rifles and 2 hand granades each. The men equipped with LMG and SMG's had 400 rounds of ammunition. The others were given 150 rounds of ammunition.
Dispositions:
The PW last observed the 8th Div CP 4 km SE of UISONG. However, he heard that the CP had moved towards UISONG.
Personalities:
8th Div CG - Mej Gen (少將) O, Paek Yong (吳白龍)
2nd Co, CO - Sr Lt (大尉) CH'OE, Ch'un Gil (崔春吉)
Morale and Propaganda:
Morale of the troops was low because the regular troops from NORTH KOREA were gradually wiped out and they were replaced by inexperienced troops from the Volunteer Corps. The men have lost all hope of ever winning war.
PW read US propaganda leaflets near UISONG and changed his mind about not surrending to the ROK Forces.
For the Commanding Officer:
WEELDREYER
Executive
