ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1932 23 October 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS FWD - 0102) 20 October 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | CHE, Bong She (崔鳳世) (최봉새) |
| RANK: | Sr Lt (大尉) |
| AGE: | 23 |
| DUTY: | Medical Officer |
| UNIT: | 4 Regt, 2nd Div (238 Unit) |
| EDUCATION: | 2 yrs Medical Univ |
| OCCUPATION: | Apprentice |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | HONGCHON (洪川) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 26 Sep 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | PYONGNAM KAMSO KUN POLIN MYONG TE HWALI # ? (平南江西郡善林面大和里) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | HAM KYONG NAMDO CHANJIN GUN CHANJIN MYONG KYON HALI # 3 (咸南長津郡長津面京下里 # 3) |
| INTERROGATOR: | SFC FUKUSHIMA (ATIS) |
Informant was of average intelligence. Information is fairly reliable.
3. TACTICAL INFORMATION:Chronology:
9 Apr 1949 - volunteered for he Army at CHANJIN and was assigned to the 2nd Div at HERYON as a medical officer.
5 Aug 50 - followed the 2nd Div to OKCHON as a medical officer. Here he shot himself in the right foot and was sent to a rear hospital at CHOCHIWON, then to HONGCHON.
26 Sep 50 - at HONGCHON surrendered to the ROK Forces.
Unit Organization & Strength:
2nd Div (12,000 men) Believed annihilated during battle of CHANGUYONG.
Personalities:
2nd Div CG, LEE Chon Song, Maj Gen.
2nd Div CG, Che, Hyon, Maj Gen from 29 Jul 50.
4th Regt CO, LEE, Soon Ho, Col.
4th Regt CO, LEE, Ho, Col from Aug 50.
2nd Bn Chief of Staff, HYOM, Pa, Sr Col.
Arty Regt Executive Officer, ATW, Bin, Sr Col.
Div Cultural Officer, CHE, Bong Chol, Sr Col.
North Korean Army Chief of Staff, Che, Yon Kon, Lt Gen.
All formerly of the 8th Route Army.
Personal History:
Informant attended the SONGJIN Medical College for 2 yrs, then worked as an apprentice at CHANGTYN hospital until he volunteered for service. Was assigned to the 4th Regt as a medical officer.
4. GENERAL:The 2nd Div included a Surgeon general and one medical Bn. Each Regt had one chief surgeon, 4 medical officers, 9 sanitation NCO’s and 30 EM as stretcher bearers. In the PW’s 4th Regt, one medical officer was not qualified as a doctor but had medical duties nevertheless.
The wounded from the various Bns were taken to the Regt hospital which was located about 5 km to the rear of the battlefront. The critically injured were taken care of at the Regt level and quickly sent to Div hospital. Minor wounds were cared for after the critically wounded were handled. If curable within a week patients were kept at the Regt hospital and sent to the battle front from there.
The Div hospital was located about 12 km rear of the battle front and the field hospital about 25 km.
Medical equipment and supplies were adequate here except that bandages were very scarce.
Although they had quite a bit of Russian made equipment and supplies, they used mostly American manufactured articles because Russian supplies were of very poor quality.
The troops received CHOLERA, TYPHOID, and TYPHUS shots twice a year. These shots are given just before the season of the various sicknesses as mentioned. The chief surgeon of the Regt keeps the record of the EM.
It is believed that dysentery was quite common among the N K troops.
There was several cases of malaria & Jap B encephalitis among the troops. No preventive shots were given for these diseases. After a patient contracts malaria he is given atabrine shots. Those that cannot be cured with atabrine are given Salpalsan which is believed to be very effective.
The sanitation officers were supposed to make checks of food supplies and water, but due to lack of equipment no checks were made. Some times the water was boiled and given to the troops but this could not be maintained so water was seldom checked.
For the Commanding Officer:
BATEMAN
Executive
