ATIS-ALLIED TRANSLATOR & INTERPRETER SECTION-FEC
ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1500 29 September 1950
FIELD REPORT (521 - MISD - 0064) 27 September 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | KIM HONG UK (金泓煜) (김홍욱) |
| PW NO: | 2356 |
| RANK: | Jr Lt |
| DUTY: | Pltn Ldr |
| UNIT: | 25th Brig, Ind Inf Bn, Engr Co, 2nd Pltn |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | SHINCHON |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 25 Sep 50 By: 1st Marine |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | PYONG NAM, YONGAN GUN, TAMI MYON, OHRI #461 (平南 龍岡郡 多美面 五義里 461) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | PYONG NAM, CHINNAMPO SHI, YONG CHONG RI #25 (平南 鎭南浦市 龍井里 25) |
| INTERROGATOR: | Cpl IMAGAWA |
PW appeared to be intelligent. He was cooperative. Reliability - Fair
Length of service - 80 days.
Physical condition - Good.
3. MILITARY HISTORY:Inducted at PYONG YANG on 2 Aug 50 and attached to the military academy in PYONG YANG. Graduated on 10 Aug 50 and assigned to 25th Brig, Ind Inf Bn, Engr Co in CHORWON (鐵原).
Left CHORWON on 16 Sep 50 and arrived at SEOUL on 19 Sept 50. Travel was by train and march at night.
The 25th Brig moved to SHINCHON and was engaged in battle on 21 Sep 50.
PW believed that the 25th Brig retreated to SEOUL after suffering tremendous losses of personnel and weapons.
4. ORGANIZATION:Number of regiments in 25th Brig waa unknown. There were 9 battalions in each regiment.
The Ind Inf Bn was composed of 7 companies and 4 Ind Pltns.
5. PERSONALITIES:NAB: CHU, YUN HOAGE: 24RANK: Lt POSITION: Engr Co CO
6. CODE NUMBERS:Ind Inf Bn: CHONG CHON KAMG (淸川江) (청천강)
7. WEAPONS:PW observed 400 rifles, 300 automatic rifles 50 grenades, 4 HMGs, 3 LMGs, 5 mortars, 10(45MM) guns, and 10 trucks (2½T) in the 25th Brig.
8. ENEMY INTENTIONS:Objective of the 25th Brig was the defense of SEOUL.
9. MORALE:Morale of the 25th Brig was rather high because of propaganda spread among the men.
For the AC of S, G-2:
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