ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2521 5 December 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 1240) 26 November 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | PAK, Chun Bae (朴俊培) (박준배) |
| RANK: | Pvt (戦士) |
| AGE: | 28 |
| DUTY: | Supply platoon leader |
| UNIT: | 6th Division, Independent Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Co, 4th Plat |
| EDUCATION: | 6 years elementary school, 2 years higher elementary school, 5 years middle school, 8 months Meiji College, TOKYO |
| OCCUPATION: | Office clerk |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | YONGWOL (寧越) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 18 Oct 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | KOREA, CHOLLA NAMDO, NAJU-GUN, NAJU-UP, SONGPUK- DONG, #28 (全羅南道 羅州郡 羅州邑 城北洞 二十八番地) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | KOREA, SEOUL, CHONGNO-KU, CHỌNGNO, SAKA, #248 (京城市 鐘路区 鐘路四街 一四八) |
| INTERROGATOR: | KAWASHIMA (FEAF) |
PW was cooperative but his memory was poor. Was not very intelligent. Reliability, fair.
3. CHRONOLOGY:Feb 42: Inducted into the Japanese Army, 206th Unit at NANAM (羅南) Assigned to an infantry battalion.
Jul 42: Deserted the Japanese Army at ANTUNG while enroute to MUKDEN (奉天), NANCHURIA.
Aug 42 - Dec 42: Farmed at POSONG-RI (宝城里), CHOLLA NAMDO (全羅南道), South KOREA.
Jan 43 - Feb 43: Worked at TOGOKU SUIRI KEI (東谷水利溪) (Irrigation Association) managed by father at TONGGONG- NI (東谷里) near SONGJUNG-NI (松丁里), CHOLLA NAMDO, South KOREA.
Mar 43 - Jun 43: Sought employment at MUTANGCHIANG (牡丹江), MANCHURIA.
Jul 43 - Sep 45: Labor clerk at the KOKUSAI UNYU KK (国除運輪柇式会士). (International Express Co, Ltd), HARBIN (哈爾濱), MANOHURIA.
Oct 45 - Jan 47 : Sold eel and dried fish in NAJU (羅州).
Feb 47 - Jul 50: Labor supervisor at silk loom mfg plant, operated by his father in SEOUL (서울)
16 Aug 50: Inducted into the Volunteer Army (義勇軍), 3rd Bn at SEOUL.
20 Aug 50: Departed SEOUL.
20 Sep 50: Arrived HADONG (河東) via SUWON (水原), P’YONG-TAEK (平澤), KWANGJU (光州), and SUNCH’ON (順天).
23 Sep 50: Arrived CHINJU (晋州), where the 3rd Bn was integrated with the Independent Regiment of the 6th Division.
4. GENERAL:At 0700 hours 28 or 29 Aug 50, PW observed about 16 bodies of ROK soldiers lying sprawled on a small hill 2 km east of P’YONGTAEK (平澤). PW’s Bn entered P’YONGT AEK between 0730 to 0800 hours. At a farmer’s house located 800 m north of the P’YONGTAEK Ministry of Internal Affairs (平澤內務省), PW heard from a farmer that the 16 bodies he had observed were those of ROK soldiers who were murdered by the North Korean Army after they had been taken prisoner in a battle fought one week prior to the PW’s arrival in P’YONGTAEK, The farmer said that the ROK prisoners were shot because they were either unable to walk or had high rank in the ROK Army. Identification of the North Korean unit and persons responsible for the execution of the ROK PWs was not disclosed to the PW by anyone in the P’YONGTAEK Area.
At 0900 hours on or about 20 Sep 50, PW observed a group of American soldiers interned in a large two-story concrete building, flat roof, located adjacent to a garage 5 or 6 m from the exit of the HADONG (河東) Market in the central part of HADONG (河東). These American PWs were guarded by two policemen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (內務省) who were armed with rifles. PW heard from the two guards that there were about 50 American PWs in the building, which was called Temporary PW Camp (監時收容所). The guards said that the Americans were captured by the North Korean Sixth Div in the CHINJU (晋州) - HANAN (咸安) Area. Two of the Americans were observed dressing leg injuries of a wounded American PW. The Ministry of Internal Affairs was then located in a one story wooden building with a slate, gabled roof, approx 20 m × 15 m × 10 m, located about 100 m west of the HADONG Market. Names of persons responsible for the control of American PWs was unknown. PW was unable to furnish further information concerning treatment of American PWs.
For the Commanding Officer:
SHAPPELL
