ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1506 29 September 1950
FIELD REPORT (521 - MISD - 0070) 27 September 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | CHO, JI KON (崔志權) (최지권) |
| PW NO: | 2362 |
| RANK: | Captain |
| DUTY: | Chief of Youth Section |
| UNIT: | 19th Regt HQ, also known as 586 Unit. |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | NAM SAN, a mountain in SEOUL. |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 25 Sep 50 |
| HOME ADDRESS: | HAMKYONG BUK DO, KYONG WON GUN, ANNONG MYON, KIMDONG LEE, #299. (咸鏡北道 慶源郡 安農面 金洞里 299) |
| FORMER OCCUPATION: | Student |
| INTERROGATOR: | Cpl TANAKA |
Subject was cooperative and intelligent. Information here in reliable.
Physical condition: Subject was wounded on the left arm and foot.
3. MILITARY HISTORY:PW was inducted on 6 Jun 48 at PYONG YANG, attended Military School and graduated on 15 May 49 as a 1st Lt. He was assigned to 19th Regt HQ at PYONG YANG. The 19th Regt departed PYONG YANG on 20 Jun 50 and arrived CHOR WON on 22 Jun 50 via rail and trucks. Departed CHOR WON on 25 Jun 50 and arrived SEOUL on 29 Jun 50. Captured on 25 Sep 50 with 14-15 soldiers of the 19th Regt by 32nd Regt. Subject and his men were hiding in a fox hole when captured.
4. PERSONALITIES:| NAME | RANK | AGE | POSITION |
| YU, WON CHUNG (維原川) | Col. | 25 | Regimental Commander (19 Regt) |
| PAN, CHE CHUN (方在春) | Maj. | Unk | CO 1st Bn (captured?) |
| LEE, DOK SHON (李德玄) | Maj. | Unk | CO 2nd Bn |
| KIM, UL SONG (金乙松) | Maj. | Unk | CO 3rd Bn |
| CHE, ON LIN (崔j瘟麟) | Lt Col. | Unk | Former CO of AA Machine Gun Bn which was attached to this unit. PW believes that he is now in PYONG YANG. |
PW believes a Russian Colonel and a 1st Lt acted as technical advisors on AA firing at PYONG YANG.
6. WEAPONS AND PERSONNEL:HEADQUARTERS: Approx 30 men (20 officers).
Command Section
Intelligence Section
Culture Section
37mm 1st BATTALION: 250 - 260 men (15 - 16 officers).
Eight (8) 37mm AA Guns (Anti-Aircraft Gun M1939)
Four (4) 85mm AA Guns
Four (4) or five (5) AA Machine Guns
Unknown number of short rifles
Officers were armed with “NAGANT” Revolver “TOKAREV”
Pistol
Unknown number of “SHPAGIN" PPSH M1941 Submachine Guns
These weapons were used during the war with Germany.
37mm 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th BATTALIONS were of the same composition.
Transportation, Communication and Special Training Units were directly under regimental headquarters. Combined strength of these units was 400 - 500 men,
The overall strength of 19th Regt (AA) was 2,000 men.
LOSSES:
50 - 60 killed in action
50 - 60 wounded in action
50 - 60 trucks lost due to enemy action
The 1st and 2nd Bns are engaged in the battle of the NAKTONG GAN while the 3rd is in TANYANG. The 4th and 5th Bns were engaged in the battle of SEOUL.
7. MORALE:The morale of the 19th AA Regiment has been low since the UN forces started their drive from INCHON. Troops were told that if they were captured, they would certainly be killed. Men of the 4th and 5th Bns ate only one meal a day since the UN Forces invasion. All units in the SEOUL area want to surrender but the officers threaten them.
Subject heard that, since the surrender leaflets were dropped on 24 or 25 Sep 50, troops are deserting their units by the hundreds.
8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:UNITS IN THE VICINITY OF SEOUL: 5th Div, 18th Div, and a RR Regt are believed to be in this area. The Railroad Regiment was known to have combat experience in MANCHURIA. He believes that the NKA will not defend the 38th parallel.
For the AC of S, G-2:
SHORT
