ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2326 21 November 1950
FIELD REPORT (521 - MISD - 0264) 17 November 1950
PERSONAL DETAILS:| NAME: | KIM, Ho Yun (金浩允) (김호윤) |
| AGE: | 36 |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| UNIT: | 570th Regt, Engr Co |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 10 kms S of TUNAM DONG (朱南洞) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 12 Nov 50 |
| CAPTURED BY: | ROK |
| HOME ADDRESS: | HAMGYONG NAMDO, TANCHON GUN, SUHA MYON, GOSON RI, 331 (咸鏡南道 端川郡 水下面 古城里 331) |
| INTERROGATOR: | TANAKA |
PW cooperative and spoke freely. Reliability, good.
MILITARY HISTORY:l Oct 50 - Inducted at YONGCHONG NI (龍泉里). 570th Regt organized. PW assigned to unit. All personnel were recruits except NCOs and officers.
8 Oct 50 - Entire Regt departed YONGCHONG NI and arrived SUSONG (輸城) same day.
5 Nov 50 - Regt departed SUSONG on foot and arrived CHUURONJANG (朱乙) same day.
8 Nov 50 - Regt departed CHUURONJANG for CHUBUNMYONG (朱面). Part of 1st and 2nd Bn departed CHUBUNMYONG for CHUCHONHUJANG (朱乙場).
11 Nov 50 - Regt 11 Service Unit departed CHUBUNMYONG. Engr Co took wrong route and encountered ROK troops on 12 Nov 50. PW captured near TUNAM DONG,
FOREIGN ELEMENTS:2 Nov 50, at SUSONG (輸城), PW observed a Russian Major who acted as the 570th Regt advisor. Present whereabouts unknown.
ORGANIZATION, PERSONNEL & WEAPONS:Org: 570th Regt (11 Nov 50): 2 Inf Bns and Regt’l Service Units. Regt’l Service units were composed of 1x120mm Mortar Co, 1x76mm Gun Co, 1x45mm Gun Co, 1 Engr Co, 1 PPSH Co, 1 Comm Co, 1 Recon unit, and 1 MP Co.
Strength: Regt’l Service Units (11 Nov 50): 400 men. Regt’l strength, unknown.
Weapons: One Bn (11 Nov 50): 3x120mm mortars, 7x76mm guns, 7x45mm guns, 70 PPSHs, and each man armed with MOSIN 1891/30 rifle w/100 rds. 30% of men received 2 hand grenades, some of which did not have any fuses. In addition, there were 30 trucks and 4 jeeps.
ENEMY INTENTIONS:507th Regt was to engage ROKs at HUEMOON (会文). During a Regt’l meeting it was stated that a Naval unit and the 507 Unit would assist in this engagement.
MORALE:80% low; plan to desert at the first opportune moment.
20% high; members of Labor Party, Officers and NCOs.
For the AC of S, G-2:
SHORT
