ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2145 1 November 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS FWD - 0184) 29 October 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | O, Sun Tu (已善斗) (오선두) |
| RANK: | Pvt (戰士) |
| AGE: | 21 |
| DUTY: | Motorcycle driver |
| UNIT: | 603 unit (Motorcycle Regt), 3rd Bn, 3rd Co |
| EDUCATION: | None |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | KONGJU (公州) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 28 Sep 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | PYONGANNAM-TO, DAEDONG-GUN, BUSAN-MYON, SHINHUNG-Ni #593 (平安南道大同郡富山面新興里 593) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | Cpl HATTORI (ATIS) |
PW is self-confessed war-atrocity perpetrator. He was terrified during interrogation and answered questions hesitantly. PW is low in intelligence and has a poor memory.
However, information obtained seems to be fairly reliable.
3. TACTICAL INFORMATION:Chronology:
15 Oct 49: Conscripted in SADONG and assigned to a motorcycle Bn (603 Unit). Received training as a motorcycle driver.
Mar 50: Motorcycle Bn (603 Unit) was redesignated as Motorcycle Regt (603 Unit).
18 Jun 50: 603 Unit departed SADONG for CHOCHIWON.
7 Jun 50: PW and 14 others went to KONGJU.
27 Sep 50: PW and 7 other men, being ordered by superior officers, murdered 30 political prisoners with sub-machine guns.
28 Sep 50: ROK Army entered KONJU, and PW surrendered.
Original Organization & Strength:
603 unit (Motorcycle Regt) - 1400 men (approx)
1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Motorcycle Bns - 350 men each.
Equipment (As of Jun 50):
552 motorcycles with side-cars; 468 LMG’s; 1,000 Sub-MG’s; and 8 mortars.
4. GENERAL:War Atrocity Committed by PW:
On 27 Sep 50 in KONGJU (公州) the local police force took 30 political prisoners into the nearby hills. A Sr Lt (unidentified) of the 603 unit picked out three (PW included) soldiers and four police officers to carry out the execution of the prisoners. The prisoners were formed in a single-file, semi-circle and faced the executioners. The soldiers were armed with sub-machine guns, while the police officers possessed rifles. At the Sr Lt’s command, the mass execution began. PW did not stay to find out what became of the bodies.
Of the 30 political prisoners shot, 3 survived and later identified the PW as being one of the executioners. Only two, including the PW, were identified. The others managed to escape before the arrival of ROK Forces on 28 Sep 50.
Further details are unknown.
Records are being forwarded to JAG, 8th Army from JAG, 2nd Div. PW is currently being held in Inchon POW Compound.
For the Commanding Officer:
GERARD
