ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2494 4 December 1950
FIELD REPORT (521 - MISD - 0324) 27 November 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | KIM, Wan Mo (金完模) (김완모) |
| PW NO: | 664 |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| DUTY: | Rifleman |
| UNIT: | 227th Unit, 1st Bn, 2nd Co, 1st Plat |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | HUCHIRYON (後治嶺) |
| DATE AND BY WHOM CAPTURED: | 19 Nov 50 by 7th Marine |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | HAMGYONG NAMDO, PUKCHON-GUN, KAHAE-MYON, CHO-RI, 647 BANCHI (咸南 北靑郡 佳会面 初里) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
Average intelligence. Fairly reliable. Cooperative.
Education: 6 yrs
Length of Service: 12 days
Physical Condition: Good
Age: 31
3. MILITARY HISTORY:14 Oct 50 - Inducted at HAGARU-RI (下碣里) and was assigned to the 227th Unit, 1st bn, 2nd Co, 1st Plat.
15 Oct 50 - 227th Unit left HAGARU-RI and arrived at TONG MUN KHO-RI (東門巨里) (approximately 60 km N of HAGARU-RI)
22 Oct 50 - 227th Unit received orders to withdraw to MANCHURIA.
23 Oct 50 - 227th Unit departed for MANCHURIA.
26 Oct 50 - On the way to MANCHURIA, PW deserted at CHILPYONG-NI (七坪里) (approximately 50 km ENE of MANP'OJIN (滿浦鎭), and started toward his home in PUKCHON (北靑).
19 Nov 50 - PW was captured at HUCHIRYON (後治嶺) (approximately 50 km NNW of PUKCHONG (北靑) on his way home.
4. ORGANIZATION:227th Unit was activated at HAGARU-RI (下碣里) 14 Oct 50 from stragglers and recent conscripts.
PW heard that the 227th Unit was a brigade but there were only 2 battalions (1st Bn and the 2nd Bn) when it was activated at HAGARU-RI.
Each Bn was composed of 3 companies.
5. STRENGTH:There were only 1200 men in the 227th Unit when it was activated at HAGARU-RI but after they were told that the unit was going to MANCHURIA about 600 men had deserted by the time the unit arrived at CHIPYONG-NI (七坪里).
6. WEAPONS:227th Unit was practically unarmed. There were two Russian rifles (7.62mm "MOSSIN-NAGANT" in each platoon, and 2 PPSH submachine guns in each company. No heavy weapons and no trucks or horses.
7. MORALE:The morale of the 227th Unit was extremely low and everybody was seeking an opportunity to escape because all new conscripts were old men from 32 up to 47 years of age who had families. Their morale dipped even lower when they were told that the unit was going to MANCHURIA.
8. FOOD:Troops were fed two meals per day consisting mainly of potatoes or noodles. Every body was always hungry. Food was locally procured without payment.
9. SENTIMENT OF THE NORTH KOREAN POPULACE:People's feeling toward NKA troops at HAGARU-RI was bad. The people tried to avoid NK troops and offered them nothing, not even a place to sleep.
10. FOREIGN ELEMENTS:PW observed a CCF troop concentration at CHILPYONG-NI (七坪里) approximately 50 km ENE of MANPOJIN (滿浦鎭) on 25 Oct 50, when PW's unit marched through that village.
PW heard from the villagers that at least 1000 CCF troops were stationed there.
11. WEAPONS:These troops were equipped with Japanese rifles (model 38 and model 99). There were also approximately 17 Japanese Artillery pieces (model 1) 47mm guns and 15 Artillery guns (type and size unknown) disassembled and loaded on horse carts. Approximately 50x2 ton Russian trucks loaded with food and other equipment were observed. 17 of these trucks pulled the above-mentioned Japanese Artillery pieces.
There also were 15 horse carts loaded with disassembled artillery pieces and some unidentified items pulled by 3 horses.
Observation was made during night and these trucks and horse carts and troops on foot were moving out toward the South.
For the AC of S, G-2:
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