ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO 3145 3 February 1951
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS FWD #3 - 0020) 22 January 1951
| NAME: | LEE, Sang Jo (李商祚) (이상조) |
| PW NO: | 2287 |
| RANK: | None |
| AGE: | 23 |
| DUTY: | Propagandist (Recruiting) |
| UNIT: | HONGBOK (興福) Unit |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | Unknown |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 17 Jan 51 |
| BIRTH PLACE: | KYONGSONG NAMDO, SACHON-GUN, SANAM-MYON, CHUK CHON-NI (慶南 泗川郡 泗南面 竹川里) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | Cpl NAKAGAWA |
Reliability - Fair
Physical Condition - Poor (Trench Foot)
24 Sep 50 - Retreated with 6 other members of the Peoples Committee from SACH’ON (泗川) to KONYANG (昆陽) because PW served as a security policeman.
30 Sep 50 - Met a Co CO of the 6th Div (NKA) and followed him northward on foot to KAPYONG (加平).
10 Nov 50 - All seven including PW reached HYOPP’YONG (협평) and assembled at a primary school.
15 Nov 50 - 800 young men were picked to form a guerrilla unit. These men were organized into various battalions and PW was assigned to the HUNGBOK (興福) Battalion, 1st District Unit, 1st Plat, 3rd Sqd.
16 Nov 50 - The HUNGBOK Bn with 4 other battalions moved south through YANGGU (楊口), INJE (麟蹄), HAJINGU (■■■), and reached the outskirts of TANYANG (丹陽) 2 Jan 51.
2 Jan 51 - PW’s unit attacked by UN troops, and PW received a bullet wound on his right calf. PW was evacuated to a village and was left there.
17 Jan 51 - PW was captured by UN troops while in a village home.
Area Unit Commanders’ names were used to designate the unit.
Each Area Unit had 2 District Units.
Each District Unit had 2 Platoons
Each Platoon had 3 Squads.
| Area Unit (部隊) | Approx 113 Men |
| District Unit (■■隊) | Approx 50 Men |
| Plat (小隊) | Approx 22 Men |
| Sqd (分隊) | 6 or 7 Men |
| LMG | 1 to a Sqd |
| PPSH SMGs | 1 to a Sqd Ldr |
| 1 to a Plat Ldr | |
| Carbine (US) | 1 to a District Unit Ldr |
| Mortars | 1 to an Area Unit (2 x 60 MM, 2x 80 MM) |
| Rocket Launcher (Bazooka) | 1 to the regiment |
| HMG (US) | 1 to District Unit |
| Rifles | 60% of men had “ASHI” rifles and 20% had M1 Rifles (US). 20% were unarmed. |
3 boxes (400 “ASEI” rounds each) per 100 men
300 rounds per LMG
2 drums per PPSH SMG
12 shells per mortar
HUNG Dong Son (■■善), Co CO of Independent Regt of the 6th Div; 23.
The following are the personalities who were the Area Unit Commander of the Guerrilla Band.
KIM Hung Bok (金興福): 27
KIM Kwang Il (金光一): 27
KIMG Chong Gi (金正基): 25
KO Hyon Sok (高■石): 30
Guerrillas are ordered by their superiors not to talk to people. Cooperation from the civilians was poor.
For the Commanding Officer:
TEN EYCK
