ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1772 10 October 1950
FIELD REPORT (164 - MISDI - 1024) 30 September 1950
(Ref to ATIS Rpt No. 1725)
PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | KIM, Kyong Hun (金景薰) (김경훈) |
| RANK: | Major |
| ORGN: | 40th Field Hospital |
| DUTIES: | Doctor |
| EDUCATION: | 16 yrs |
| AGE: | 37 |
| OCCUPATION: | Doctor |
| ADDRESS: | HWANGHAE DO, HAEJU CITY, HAEUH NI, #379 (黃海道 海州市 海雲里 379) |
| DATE & PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 281600 K Sep 50, at CHONGJU. |
| INTERROGATOR: | G.W.A. |
Cooperative, Information seems to be reliable and PW was in a position to observe his unit’s activities because of his rank and position. Recommend interrogation for details about the NKPA medical organization and equipment.
T/O & E AND STRENGTH OF THE: 40th Field Hospital| 40th Field Hospital: | Original | Present (27 Sep 50) |
| a. Personnel: | ||
| (1) Doctors | 11 | 10 |
| (2) Nurses | 40 | 39 |
| (3) Administrative officers | 5 | 5 |
| (4) Non-medical EM | 44 | 44 |
| (5) Total | 100 | 98 |
b. Equipment consisted of surgical instruments, bandages, and medicine only. Originally the hospital had 150 cots, but no longer has any. Medical supplies were plentiful and included large quantities of US drugs until 27 Sep 50. Equipment was abandoned at TAEJON when the city was heavily bombed by aircraft and shelled by artillery (the hospital buildings were ant damaged at that time, however). Wounded personnel who were unable to walk were left in the TAEJON City Hospital which the NKPA 40th Field Hospital had used until its personnel fled from TAEJON. Originally the 40th Filed Hospital had 8 vehicles (6 x 2½ ton trucks and 2x ambulances). Currently it had only 3 vehicles (1 “jeep” and 2 x 2½ ton trucks).
PERSONAL, & UNIT HISTORY:Inducted on 15 Jun 50, at PYONGYANG. Joined the 40th Field Hospital when it was activated at PYONGYANG on 19 June 50.
Departed from PYONGYANG on 19 June 50, with the entire personnel of the 40th Field Hospital, and traveled to TAEJON, finally reaching latter place 26 Sep 50.
ON 27 Sep 50, the Commanding Officer, Labor Party (Communist) officials and Head Nurse of the 40th Field Hospital took the hospital’s only 2 vehicles with gasoline and fled from TAEJON, leaving PW behind. PW arrived at CHONGJU on 281600 K Sep 50 where he immediately surrendered to US soldiers occupying the city.
PERSONALITIES (All attached to 40th Field Hospital):KIM, Ki Chol (김기철) Lt Col, CO
PAK, Hyong Won (박형원) Maj, Info Ldr and doctor
PAK, Hung Tal (朴興達) (박흥달) Capt, Doctor
SO, Kwang Yun (서광윤) Civilian, Doctor
CHU, Chong Ki (주청기) Civilian, Doctor
HAN, Hun Pok (한훈복) 1st Lt, Intern
KIM, Yo Tok (김려덕) 1st Lt, Intern
PYON, Yong KUn (변영근) Civilian, Intern
CHON, Fnu (전) Sr Capt, Doctor
OH, Se Man (오세만) Major, Cultural Officer & NK Labor Party Representative
LEE, Chae Myon (리재면) Sr Capt, Finance Officer
LEE, Chun Se (리춘세) Capt, Supply Officer, & NK Labor Party Representative
CHO, Ki Nam (조기남) Capt, Food Supply Officer, NKLP Representative
LIM, Chun Ok (림춘복) 2nd Lt, Head Nurse & NKLP Representative
FOOD & AMMO SUPPLIES:Food was confiscated from the civilian residents of every large town that the 40th Field Hospital entered.
ARMOR & ARTILLERY:Observed 4 x tanks (type unknown) proceeding through TAEJON toward YUSONG on 27 Sep 50. Tanks were towing light artillery pieces.
Observed approx 40 x 2½ ton trucks, ten (10) “jeeps,” 2 x horse-carts (loaded with NKPA personnel) proceeding through TAEJON toward YUSONG on 27 Sep 50. PW believes the vehicles were going to CHOCH’IWON.
MORALE:None of the doctors in the 40th Field Hospital were pro-communist, and all were unhappy because of NKPA aggression, but they cooperated with the NKPA because the Cultural Officer and other NK Labor (Communist) Party representatives were constantly watching them.
US PsW:Observed one (1) US PW at CHONGJU o/a 2 Aug 50, and two (2) at KORYONG o/a 20 Aug 50.
GENERAL INFORMATION:The NKPA has the following field hospitals:
| Field Hospital | Date & Place of Activation | Last Known Location |
| 40th | 19 Jun 50 at PYONGYANG | Proceeding North from TAEJON (as of 27 Sep 50) |
| 25th | Unknown | Proceeding North from TAEJON (as of 27 Sep 50) |
| 27th | June 50 at PYONGYANG | CHINGJU (as of 23 Sep 50) |
| 50th | June 50 at PYONGYANG | Proceeding North from TAEJON (as of 27 Sep 50) |
| 17th | June 50 at PYONGYANG | Unknown |
| 11th | June 50 at PYONGYANG | KOCHANG (as of 27 Sep 50) |
| 39th | June 50 at PYONGYANG | Unknown |
For the AC of S, G-2:
HONG
