ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3110 1 February 1951
FIELD REPORT (2 Div - LDI - 0064) 15 January 1951
| PW NAME: | CHE Chong Kwang |
| RANK: | Officer grade |
| UNIT: | 38th Corps, 1st Div, 336th Regt, 3rd Bn, 2nd Co, 8th Plat |
| DUTY: | Interpreter |
| PLACE AND DATE OF CAPTURE: | N of YANGGYE (CR7592) 10 Jan 51 |
Info fairly reliable. PW was cooperative but because of his short length of service in Army, military info limited.
Not recommended for further interrogation
a. Chronology:
PW (Korean) joined the CCF Unit at CHUL YONG, China 13 Sep 50 as an interpreter. Did not hold any rank but treated as an officer. PW was interpreter for 2nd Co, 336th Regt (approx 900) came to Korea 6 Oct 50.
10 Jan 51 PW and 4 CCF Troops left 2nd Co CP located at PUGO village 7 miles NW of YANGGYE in search of food. While searching, was fired upon, in attempt to escape toward Mt encountered ROK troops and surrendered.
9 Jan 51 PW observed 336th Regt CP at KWANCHON village, also observed camouflaged air raid shelters, many individual foxholes and approx 400 CCF Troops in this village.
Heard from Company CO 10 Jan 51, 3rd Bn CP located 400 meters NW of Regt CP.
Heard from Regt CO that unit will rest for 3 days until orders are received from Div Hqs (loc u/k).
b. Organization:
38th Army consists of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Div.
1st Div has the 334th, 335th, and 336th Regt.
336th Regt strength approx 900 men.
3rd Bn strength approx 350 men.
c. Weapons in Regt:
4x60mm mortars, 3 Field Artillery pieces (size u/k, horse drawn), 4 HMGs, 4 LMGs per company, and two-third of troops armed with rifles approx 50-90 rds/man.
d. Personalities of 336th Regt
Regt CO: LEE Pok Yong (35)
Co CO: YU Ki Song (30)
e. Supplies:
PW stated that the last time they received their food supplies was o/a 1 Jan 50, therefore lacking sufficient food. Heard that MSR was continuously harassed and bombed by UN Air Forces, therefore very little supplies reached their units.
f. Health and Morale:
Troops all clothed in winter uniform but 20% suffering from frostbites, although this did not hamper them in their duties.
Morale of troops low because of cold weather, insufficient food and continuous airraids.
For the AC of S, G-2:
OJI
