ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2484 4 December 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS FWD #1 0256) 29 November 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | LEE, Wan Pae (李完培) (이완배) |
| RANK: | Lt (JG) (中尉) |
| AGE: | 23 |
| DUTY: | Planning Section Chief |
| UNIT: | 594 Unit (Navy) Rear Service Food Section |
| EDUCATION: | CHONJIN Teachers College (3 yrs) |
| OCCUPATION: | Student |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | SOGAM (YD 2648) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 23 Oct 50 |
| PLACE OF BITRH: | HAMGYONG PUK TO, ONSONG RI, ONSONG MYON, SOHUNG DONG #45 (咸北道 穩城郡 穩城面 西興洞 45) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | PYONGAN NAMDO, NAMPO SHI, HASANG LE #56 (平南 南浦市 花山里 56) |
| INTERROGATOR: | Cpl T. KATO (ATIS) |
PW was hesitant and vague and claimed he was an officer only in name and did not know the workings in his dept. Reliability-doubtful.
3. TACTIAL INFORMATION:Chronology:
20 Aug 50: Volunteered into Navy and sent to 594 Unit at CHINNAMPO. Ensign in the Food Planning Section.
15 Oct 50: Became Lt (Jg)
22 Oct 50: Unit started to withdraw southward towards ANJU (YD 2989). PW deserted at SOGAM (YD 2648) and was captured.
Unit Organization and Strength:
594 Unit
Staff Section: Operations Section; Rear Service Section; Culture Section.
Staff Section composed of - Tactical and Communication Sections.
Operations Section controls the fleet and allied field units.
Rear Service Section composed of Finance; Communication; Construction; Clothing and Food Sections.
Squadron composed of - The CHINNAMPO - 1500 ton; #51 - 700 ton; #52 - 500 ton; #101 - 200 ton and #19 (wooden) - 100 ton.
All above except #101 and #19 were destroyed or disappeared at sea. Present (22 Oct 1950) disposition of the last two unknown.
Food Section - 6 men and 3 officers. Section Chief - 1 officer; Planning Section - 1 officer and 1 NCO; Storage section - 1 officer and 2 NCOs.
Personalities:
HAN, Il Mu; Naval captain; 594 unit CO; 40.
HO, Mun Su (許文洙); Lt Commander; Tactical Section of Staff Section (Sep 50). Was C/S; 35.
CHAE, Kyoung Suk (崔京錫); Lt; Food Section Chief; 30.
4. GENERAL INFORMATION:Food Section:
The food section makes an estimate of how much food would be needed for the unit (for two weeks ahead). The estimate is sent to the Head Clerk in the Rear Service Section who then pass it on to the Peoples Committee in CHINNAMPO with an order to fill it.
On the appointed day, the 3 trucks from the section are dispatched along with ox-carts furnished by the peoples committee, bring back the food for the two weeks. The requisitions are always filled.
The ration breakdown is done by the Storage Section once a week on an appointed day when each unit receives their weekly ration. The request for rations from each section must be in a week before receiving it unless an unusually large increase or decrease or decrease is noted.
Rations for 1200 men were drawn.
Basic Daily Ration
| Officer | NCO | EM | |
| Rice | 800 grams | 300 grams | 600 grams |
| Cereal Food | 0 | 200 〃 | 200 〃 |
| Meat (Pork or Beef) | 100 〃 | 70 〃 | 70 〃 |
| Vegetable (Radishes & Greens) | 500 〃 | 500 〃 | 500 〃 |
| Fish | 30 〃 | 30 〃 | 30 〃 |
| Sugar | 15 〃 | 15 〃 | 15 〃 |
| Salt | 15 〃 | 15 〃 | 15 〃 |
| Red Popper | 10 〃 | 10 〃 | 10 〃 |
| Shoyu (soy sauce) | 20 〃 | 20 〃 | 20 〃 |
| Miso (soy Bean Paste) | 15 〃 | 15 〃 | 15 〃 |
| Russian Bread (For travel ration) | 800 〃 | 800 〃 | 800 〃 |
| Cigarettes | 20 cig | 15 cig | 15 cig |
For the Commanding Officer:
GERARD
