ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO 3146 3 February 1951
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS FWD #3 - 0021) 23 January 1951
| NAME: | LEE, Chong Sam (李鍾三) (이종삼) |
| PW NO: | 2285 |
| RANK: | None |
| DUTY: | Rifleman |
| UNIT: | CHIISAN I Corps, “HUNGBOK” Unit, 1st District Unit, 1st Plat, 2nd Sqd |
| AGE: | 20 |
| EDUCATION: | Primary school 5 yrs |
| PHYSICAL CONDITION: | Fair |
| LENGTH OF SERVICE: | 4 mos |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | MUNGYONG (聞慶) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 20 Jan 51 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | KYONGJON-NI, CHUKSAN-MYON, YONGDOK-KUN, KYONGSANG-PUK-TO (慶北 盈德郡 ■山面 景江里) |
| PRESENT ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | TSUDA |
Reliability: Fair
20 Sep 50: PW was inducted with 8 others at his home address and was sent to HUPYONG (厚平), near INJE-GUN (麟蹄郡).
o/a 8 Nov 50: After travelling there to five miles a day, PW and 8 others arr at HUPYONG, where PW was assigned to the 5th Div (NKA) for basic training.
15 Nov 50: PW was reassigned to “CHIISAN” I Corps, HUNGPOK Unit, 1st District Unit, 1st Plat, 2nd Sqd.
16 Nov 50: Three fourths of the troops were armed and one fourth carried one “TO” of rice each; left HUPYONG for CHIISAN on foot. (The entire 1st Army Group left for CHIISAN).
9 Jan 51: The part of the 1st Army Group encountered a slight opposition from the police force of TAYANG-GUN, TAEGANG-MYON (丹陽郡■■面), but suffered no casualty.
10 Jan 51: I Corps was attacked by the UN aircrafts and TAEGANG-MYON, TAYANG-GUN, CHUNGCHON PUK-TO (忠北 丹陽郡 대강면); however, suffered no casualty.
11 Jan 51: The I Corps arr MUNGYONG (聞慶).
o/a 12 Jan 51: The I Corps, leaving 30-40 ill-stricken troops behind, headed southward. PW was one of the patients who was left behind.
20 Jan 51: PW was captured by ROK troops.
I Corps consisted of seven units: CHI-TEI (支隊), SO Unit (西), TANGJONG UNIT (당종대), HUNGBOK Unit (興福 部隊), CHONGGI Unit (정기 部隊), KUANG-IL Unit (光日 部隊), and HYONGSOK Unit (형석 部隊).
HQ was composed of approx 10 men.
Each of the above-mentioned units was consisted of two district units with the exception of the “KWAN-IL” Unit which consisted of five district units. Each district unit consisted of two plats, and each plat of three sqds with the exception of “KWAN-IL” Unit, which consisted of two sqds. Approx a fourth of the troops in the “KWAN-IL” Unit were battle-tasted men. Others were all recruits.
| I Corps: | 700 |
| CHI-TEI: | Approx 60 |
| SO Unit: | 〃 90 |
| TANGJONG-A Unit: | 〃 120 |
| HUNGPOK Unit: | 〃 120 |
| CHONKI Unit: | 〃 130 |
| KWANG IL Unit: | 〃 110 |
| HYONGSOK Unit: | 〃 80 |
In “HUNGPOK” Unit, there were 1x82mm mortar, 1 HMG (US), 1 LMG, and about 100 various rifles.
There were 6 rds of ammo for the mortar, 500 rds for the HMG, 200 rds for the LMG, and 50 - 150 rds for each rifle. There were only 8 hand grenades in the entire unit.
HUNGBOK; 25; Korean; CO of “HUNGBOK” Unit.
In “HUNGBOK” Unit there were 3 women of which 2 were cooks and one, a nurse.
Communication by runners.
The mission of the 1st Army Group was to move into CHIISAN and infiltrate the enemy line.
Only the original members of the units seemed to have NKA uniforms. As a whole troops wore civilian clothes.
Food was obtained from the local villages; however, approx 3 days ration was always carried by designated members who carried no weapons.
Morale of the “HUNGPOK” Unit was low due to bitter weather. However, desertion was not seen.
For the Commanding Officer:
TEN EYCK
