ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1833 12 October 1950
FIELD REPORT (164 - MISDI - 1079) 5 October 1950
| PW NAME: | LEE, CHAE YONG (李在永) (리재영) |
| RANK: | Sr Lieutenant (中尉) |
| ORGANIZATION: | Home Ministry, Rear Bridge Reconstruction Regt, 10th Bn. |
| EDUCATION: | OSAKA KANSAI ENGINEER SCHOOL (4 years) |
| AGE: | 32 |
| OCCUPATION: | Civ Engineer |
| ADDRESS: | KANGWONDO, WONSAN SHI, SONGHUNG NI, #31 (江原道 元山市 松興里 三一番地) |
| DATE & PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 290900 K Sep 50 at mountain 28 km NE of CHONGJU by 11th Regt ROK. |
| INTERROGATOR: | CHS |
PW was cooperative, but military information was limited, because he worked with volunteer group.
T/O & E AND STRENGTH:Rear Bridge Reconstruction Regt composed of three Battalions and two Independent Bridge construction companies.
Battalions composed of three Companies.
Company composed of 4 or 5 platoons.
Personnel for the Battalions were usually taken from men in the occupied areas, Technicians usually became officers. Battalion C.O. and Staff officers were North Koreans.
| 10th Battalion | Original |
| A. Personnel: | |
| 1. EM | 800 |
| 2. Officers | 50 |
| 3. Total | 850 |
| B. Equipment & Ammo: | |
| No weapons. | |
Personnels brought their own carpenter tools. Other materials, such as nails, hammers, saws, bulldozers, were promised to construction units by the Home Ministry but they never arrived.
There was one petroleum operated 70 cm round saw in his Battalion.
LOCATION & ACTIVITIES OF UNITS (Aa of 26 Sep 50)PW stated that the Regt C.O. was at PYONGYANG Home Ministry Building and the Assistant Regt C.O. was at SEOUL. 10th Battalion Headquarter was located at TAEJON.
PERSONAL & UNIT HISTORY:From 15 Feb 50, PW worked for the Civ Utility Dept under the Home Ministry as a utility inspector. On 10 Jul 50, the utility Dept (SHISETSU SHO) was reorganized into the Rear Bridge Reconstruction Regt. On the same day, PW was commissioned Captain.
PERSONALITIES:| NAME | RANK | DUTY | ORGN |
| CHANG, HOE RIN (장회린) | Lt Col (中佐) | C.O. | 10th Bn |
| LEE, NAK YUNG (리낙영) | Major (少佐) | S/O | 10th Bn |
| IM, DUK SU (임덕수) | Sr Lt (中尉) | Inspector | 10th Bn |
| PAK, SHIN KYU (박신규) | Sr Lt ( 〃 ) | Inspector | 10th Bn |
| KIM, NAK WON (김낙원) | Sr Lt ( 〃 ) | Supervisor | 10th Bn |
| SONG, CHUN WON (송준원) | Sr Lt ( 〃 ) | Supervisor | 10th Bn |
| KIM, HYONG CHOL (김병철) | Sr Lt ( 〃 ) | Supervisor | 10th Bn |
| CHANG, SO DOK (장수덕) | Capt (大尉) | Chief Supervisor | 10th Bn |
| LEE, YUN SIK (리윤식) | Sr Col (總佐) | C.O. | Regt |
| KON, NYON GHA (권명하) | Colonel (大佐) | Ass’t C.O. | Regt |
| CHO, KWAN HA (조관하) | Colonel ( 〃 ) | Staff Officer | Regt |
The volunteer group at KONGJU were legging to construct a wooden bridge, 240 meters long x 6 meters wide and 1 meter high above the water level. This proposed bridge was supposed to be constructed at a point 2 km East of KONGJU across the KINKO River. Work abandoned after one week. There was no other bridge construction in South Korea for this unit.
Wooden bridges were being constructed to replace demolished bridges. Average capacity, about 12 - 13 tons.
Fords were also constructed as alternate crossings.
For the AC of S, G-2:
HONG
