ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2455 1 December 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - Special Report 0180) 25 November 1950
PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | PAE, Chun Gil (裵春吉) (배춘길) |
| PW NUMBER: | 63 NK 68919 |
| RANK: | Pvt (戰士) |
| AGE: | 17 |
| DUTY: | Submachine Gunner |
| UNITY: | 603 Ind Regt, 4th Bn, 3rd Co, 1st Plat, 3rd Sqd |
| EDUCATION: | None |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | SANGJU (尙州) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 18 Oct 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | MANCHURIA, CHIILN-SHENG, HUNCHUN-HSIEN, CHINGSHEN-CHU CHUYANG-TUN (滿洲吉林省琿春縣京神区助陽屯) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | Cpl ONO (ATIS) |
| DATE: | 21 Nov 50 |
Uneducated, poor judgement of distance. Reliability - Poor.
CHRONOLOGY:
23 Jun 33 - Born in MANCHURIA
7 Jan 48 - Joined the People's Liberation Army at HUNCHUN (琿春), MANCHURIA. Did not have any military training. Assigned to the 15th Div of the CCF.
15 Jan 48 - Was transported to MUTANCHIANG (牧丹江) with 1,000 other soldiers for the purpose of combating the guerrilla forces of the Chinese Nationalist Army.
21 Jan 48 - 22 Jan 48 - Admitted to a field hospital in MUTANCHIANG (牧丹江) because he was weak and underage.
27 Jan 48 - 12 Oct 48 - Assigned to HSIAN (西安) Hospital where he worked as a farmer in the Production Unit (SEISAN TAI) which was a part of the hospital.
2 Nov 48 - 21 Jan 49 - Arrived TANGSHAN (唐山), CHINA where he worked in the 15 Corps, Rear Echelon Medical Unit, 26th Hospital, as a dairyman caring for 8 milk cows.
Jan 49 - Jun 49 - Work as a nurse in small villages. (Names unknown.)
5 Jun 49 - Sep 49 - General hospital work in NANCHANG (南昌), CHINA.
10 Sep 49 - 12 Oct 49 - Hospital work in HANKOU (漢口), CHINA.
5 Nov 49 - Feb 50 - Work in temporary CCF hospital at HWANGCHOU (廣州), CHINA.
18 Mar 50 - Arrived at SINUIJU, KOREA.
FORMER CHINESE COMMUNIST UNIT
#26 Field Hospital
| Strength (Personnel): | |
| Total | - 1000 |
| Chinese Male | - 400 |
| Chinese Female | - 200 |
| Japanese Male | - 30 |
| Japanese Female | - 70 |
| Korean Male | - 30 |
| Korean Female | - 270 |
| Hq Organization: | |
| Chief Surgeon | |
| Ass't Chief Surgeon | |
| Operation Planner | - 1 |
| Personal Guards | - 3 |
| Supply Head | - 1 |
| Supply Personnel | - 6 |
| Management & Utilities Head | - 1 |
| Management & Utitilies Personnel | - 6 |
| Mess Section | - 5 |
| Guard Personnel | - 36 |
| Communication | - 12 |
| Sanitation | - 2 |
| Operation | - 40 |
The hospital was divided into 3 units (one CO and 2 ass't COs per unit.)
| Each unit consisted of: | |
| Doctors | - 30 |
| Ass't Doctors | - 200 |
| Nurses | - 70 |
| Mess Personnel | - 8 |
| Communication Personnel | - 12 |
3 Field Hospitals were attached to the #2 Field Army Hospital and 3 Field Hospitals were attached to the #4 Field Army Hospital. The #26 Field Hospital was attached to the #4 Field Army Hospital.
Most of the equipment used in the hospital was of Japanese make. Some were of American make.
LOCATION OF UNIT AT TIME OF DEPARTURE FOR KOREA
Feb 50 - Unit was located in HWANGCHOU (廣州), CHINA.
UNIT COMPLEMENT TRANSFERRED TO KOREA
All the Koreans in the unit were transferred to KOREA.
PAY OF PERSONNEL
Pvt - 14,000 yuan
Lt - 19,000 yuan
Female personnel used to receive 10,000 yuan extra.
ATTITUDE OF CIVILIAN POPULATION
The people are very favorably, inclined toward the CCF because the soldiers obey their regulations.
For the Commanding Officer:
SHAPPELL
