ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1629 4 October 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 0980) 1 October 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | KIM Kwan Yong (金寬榮) (김관영) |
| PW NO: | 63 NK 7686 |
| RANK: | Jr Lt (小尉) |
| AGE: | 36 |
| DUTY: | Plt ldr |
| UNIT: | 5th Div, 12th Regt, 3rd Bn, 7th Co, 3rd Plt |
| EDUCATION: | Primary School (3 yrs) |
| OCCUPATION: | Laborer |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | TAEJON DONG (大田洞) (1200-1490) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 25 Sep 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | KANGWONDO, CH'UNCH'ON GUN, NAMMYON, KWANGP'AN NI #391 (江原道 春川郡 南面 光坪里 三九一番地) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | HAMGYONG PUKTO, NANAM NAHUNG DONG, NAHUNG NI, #4 (咸鏡北道 羅南市 羅興洞 羅興里 第四班) |
| INTERROGATOR: | Cpl HORISHIGE (ATIS) |
PW talked freely and his information seemed fairly reliable. However it was limited. Not recommended for further interrogation.
3. TACTICAL INFORMATION:Chronology:
8 Apr 46: PW was inducted at HSIN-CHING (新京市), MANCHURIA. Assigned to the 3rd Bn, 3rd Regt, Security Unit, KILIN (吉林) District. Received infantry training for approx 3 months.
? Jul 46: PW was transferred to the 3rd Bn, 7th Regt, 3rd Ind Div which was located at 12km N of KILIN.
? Sep 47 : Approx 3,500 men including PW where transferred to the 29th Div, 10th Corps. The 29th Div fought against the Chinese Nationalist Army in MANCHURIA for about a year.
Aug 48 : PW was sent to the Infantry School in PEI-AN City, PEI-AN Province (北安市 北安省). Attended this school for 10 months. Approx 1,000 Chinese and 150 Koreans were in this school. The students received military and political training here.
21 Jul 49: The 150 Koreans including PW graduated from the infantry School.
23 Jul 49: Seventy-five Koreans including PW departed for N. KOREA by train. The remaining 75 Koreans went to MUKDEN (奉天), MANCHURIA.
25 Jul 49 : Seventy-five men including PW reached NANAM (羅南), N. KOREA. They were distributed to the 10th, 11th, 12th Regts and the Arty Regt of the 5th Div. PW was commissioned Jr Lt and took command of the 3rd Plt, 7th Co, 3rd Bn, 12th Regt. PW trained troops until 15 Jun 50.
21 Jun 50 : The 5th Div departed NANAM by train for YANGYANG (襄陽).
25 Jun 50 : The 5th Div crossed the 38˚ parallel. The 12th Regt took the eastern coast route. The 12th Regt engaged in battles at MAEHWA-RI (梅花里), P'YONGHAE-RI (平海里), YONGDOK (盈德) and CHANGSA-DONG (長沙洞). PW was wounded in the right arm.
? Sep 50: The 12th Regt was fighting at P'OHANG-DONG (浦項洞). There were about 600 troops (90% were replacements) in the 12th Regt.
o/a 20 Sep 50: The 12th Regt retreated to TALCH'ON-DONG (達川洞) (1220-1460). There were only about 400 troops left.
23 Sep 50 : Retreated towards CH'ONGSONG.
24 Sep 50 : PW and 7 others surrendered to ROK troops at TAEJON-DONG (大田洞).
Knowledge of other units:
PW heard from his fellow officers (o/a 23 Sep 50) that approx 450 troops remained in the 10th Regt and 500 in the 11th Regt.
Personalities:
Name: WANG Hwi (王輝) (왕휘) Col, 37, CO 12th Regt.
Name: YOM Tong Ha (廉東河) (염동하) Lt Col, 38, Pol. Off, 12th Regt.
Name: PAK Sang Su (朴相洙) (박상수) Maj, 35, CO 3rd Bn.
All above formerly served with the CCF in MANCHURIA.
For the Commanding Officer:
WEELDREYER
Executive
