ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2488 4 December 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - FWD #1 - 0260) 30 November 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | KIM, Suh Chul (金守鉄) |
| RANK: | Jr Lt (少尉) |
| AGE: | 23 |
| DUTY: | Supply Officer |
| UNIT: | 502nd Supply Regt, 1st Bn Hq |
| EDUCATION: | Mining College - 1 year |
| OCCUPATION: | Student at mining school |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | SUCKCHON (Aporox 39° 23'N-125° 37'E) |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | PUCKCHIN (40° 10'N-125° 45'E) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 20 Oct 1950 |
| HOME ADDRESS: | P'YONGAN PUKTO UNSAN GUN HOCHUL MYON KYORI #55 (平安北道 雲山郡 此鉄面 橋里 #55) |
| INTERROGATOR: | Capt DOWNS (ATIS) |
PW cooperative but tactical information limited due to his short time in service (just one (1) month).
3. TACTICAL INFORMATION:Chronology:
17 Sep 50: All second year students at Mining College at PUKCHIN ordered to P'YONGYANG for induction. Entrucked to P'YONGYANG the same day.
18 Sep - 20 Sep 1950: Given physical exam at P'YONGYANG.
20 Sep 50: Appointed 2nd Lt and assigned to 1st Bn 502nd Supply Regt. No training.
20 Sep - 25 Sep 1950: With 1st Bn at KANRI (located on RR line between P'YONGYANG & SUNAN (5 miles N of P'YONGYANG).
25 Sep - 17 Oct 1950: With 1st Bn at YONGSUN (4 miles NE P'YONGYANG along P'YONGYANG-MANPOJIN (41° 10'N-126° 15'E) RR).
17 Oct - 20 Oct 50: Unit broke up due to proximity of UN Forces.
20 Oct - 50: Captured at SUKCHON.
Unit Organization and Strength:
Original Organization and Strength:
1st Bn of 4 502nd Supply Regt - 600 EM and 25 officers.
502nd Supply Regt - 9 Bns of 625 men each.
Battle Organization and Strength:
1st Bn up to strength and believed other battalions also up to strength.
Present Organization and Stength:
When 1st Bn broke up on 20 Sep most of personnel were planning to return to their homes, however a few die-hards planned to regroup at MANPOJIN (41° 10'N-126° 15'E).
Equipment:
One truck at 1st Bn Hq for communication and unit supply purposes.
Unit Duties:
Primary mission of the 502nd Supply Regt was to protect the flow of military supplies (enroute to P'YONGYANG) from UN Air attacks. This entailed stationing of nine (9) Bns at various points along the SHINGISHU-P'YONGYANG and the MANPOJIN-P'YONGYANG in RR. These units stored rail supplies enroute to P'YONGYANG in RR tunnels etc to protect against daylight air attacks. The 1st Bn was stationed at KANRI (5 mi N PYONGYANG) along SHINGISHU-PYONGYANG Rail line but on 25 Sep due to RR bridges along CHONGCHON Fiver being bombed the bulk of supplies now come via MANPOJIN-P'YONGYANG Rail line, therefore the 1st Bn transferred to YONGSUN (4 mi NE P'YONGYaNG) to unload supplies.
The storage area at YONGSON effectively bombed by B-29's and most equipment destroyed. The equipment was not contained in bomb-proof buildings as it was to be used by NK Troops in P'YONGYANG.
Dispositions:
2nd Bn, 502nd Supply Regt located ANJU (39° 35'N-125° 40'E)
3rd and 4th Bns, 502nd Supply Regt located at CHONGJU (39° 40'N-125° 10'E approx).
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Bns of 502nd Supply Regt located along MANPOJIN-P'YONGYANG Railroad line to secure safe passage of equipment enroute to P'YONGYANG.
In mountains opposite YONGSUNG RR station (4 mi NE P'YONGYANG).
Temporary Navy GHQ there in Oct 50.
Near KANRI (5 mi N P'YONGYANG) a military engineer Bn was stationed.
Communications:
No telephones or wireless. All communications effected by personal contact using trucks.
Personalities:
1st Bn CO - Maj LEE, Ki chol (李基鉄).
1st Bn Exec - Capt MUN, Chan Son (文昌善).
CO 502nd Supply Regt - Lt Col LEE (FNU).
Morale:
Low since all conscripted into unit. UN propaganda leaflets effective, soldiers not adverse to surrendering, although they had been told by superiors that to surrender meant certain death.
For the Commanding Officer:
GERARD
