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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3161　5 February 1951

FIELD REPORT (164 MISDI - 1406)　23 January 1951

Cooperative. PW appeared to be in good physical condition.

PW talked freely but had considerable difficulty remembering details.

Information, somewhat limited, reliable.

10th Div composed of 25th, 27th, and 29th Regts.

27th Regt composed of 3 Rifle Bns plus 1 Arty Bn, 1 Comm Co, 1 Med Plat, 1 Engr Plat, 1 Recon Plat, and 1 Rear Echelon Unit.

Comm Co composed of 3 Plats.

1st Plat - Administration Plat, 2nd Plat - Wireless Transmitter-Receiver Plat, 3rd Plat - Field Telephone Plat. 1st and 2nd Plats are composed of 3 Sqds each, 3rd Plat is composed of 5 Sqds. Each Sqd is made up of 3 or 4 men.

Communications Co, 27th Regt, 10th Div:|Original (Aug 50)|Present (14 Jan 51)

Personnel:

EM|37|37

Officers|4|4

Total|41|41

Equipment & ammo:

M1891/30 rifles|37 (30 rds)|37 (50 rds per)

Pistols|4|4

Hand grenades|2 per man|1 per man

Wireless Transmitter-receiver|1|1

Field Telephones|10|10

40 meter spools of field telephone wire|20|15

Flashlights|5|5

|Original (Aug 50)|Present (14 Jan 51)

Field Glasses|1 pair|1 pair

Magnetic compasses|2|2

Whistle|1|1

Shoves|5|0

Canteens|41|1

Map of KOREA (Scale: 1/1,000,000)|1|1

Map of KOREA (Scale: 1/50,000)|1|1

4. LOCATION AND ACTIVITIES OF UNITS: (as of 14 Jan 51)

27th Regt Hq moving S through the mountains approx 12 km East of YECH’ON.

Objective of 27th and 29th Regts was ANDONG (DR7546).

27th Regt marched at night only, slept during the day in villages whenever possible, otherwise in the mountains. In either event they warm themselves with charcoal fires. Charcoal is confiscated from the villages.

When a few UN aircraft approach and seem likely to pass overhead, the troops freeze motionless” in hopes of not being observed from the air. This ruse generally is effective. When a large formation of aircraft approach, they scamper to nearby ditches and culverts to avoid direct hits.

Inducted into the NKA at SUKCHON (YD2565) on 8 April 50. There he received 1½ months of basic training consisting of close order drill, calesthenics, and the manual of arms. He was then assigned as a rifleman in the 29th Regt of the 10th Div.

PW left SUKCHON during Jul 50, marched with the 29th Regt for one day and deserted from the NKA. Apprehended two days later by elements of the 27th Regt, 10th Div, severely beaten, and assigned to the Communications Company, 27th Regt (somewhere in SOUTH KOREA).

PW marched (at night only) with the 27th Regt, southward until the Regt arrived in the SOBAEK SAN mountain ranges during Sep 50. At that time the NKA started to retreat. PW marched (during daylight) northward through the TAEBAEK SAN mountain range with approx 700 other soldiers (remnants of the 27th Regt), arriving in the mountains approx 6 km northwest of HWACH’ON (CT8617) during Nov 50. While retreating NKA troops marched four abreast when the width of mountain trails permitted, but much of the time the narrow trails and rugged terrain necessitated marching single file.

Early part of Dec 50 27th Regt remnants successfully attacked HWACH’ON, wresting it from ROK Army units. PW entered HWACH’ON with 27th Regt Hq o/a 9 Dec 50.

PW left HWACH’ON o/a 11 Dec 50, marched with about 70 men of 27th Regt Hq, and arrived in the mountains approx 5 km southwest of CH’UNCHON (CS8893) o/a 13 Dec 50. PW entered CH’UNCHON with part of the 27th Regt Hq o/a 15 Dec 50. The 27th Regt Hq personnel marched during daylight only, remaining in tiny villages (3 to 15 houses) after dark.

PW left CH’UNCHON o/a 18 Dec 50, marched with part of the 27th Regt Hq (during night only) along the CH’UNCHON - SEOUL Highway, arriving at KAP’YONG (CS6987) o/a 20 Dec 50.

PW retreated from KAP’YONG o/a 27 Dec 50, marched with the 27th Regt Hq and arrived at CHICH’ON-NI (CT8209) o/a 30 Dec 50.

PW departed with the 27th Regt Hq from CHICH’ON-NI o/a 2 Jan 51, marched at night (sleeping in the mountains and in tiny villages during daytime), and arrived at a point in the mountains approx 13 km East of YECH’ON during the night of 14 Jan 51. There PW and his Sq Ldr deserted from the NKA by dropping behind as their unit proceeded.

On 15 Jan 51, PW and his Sqd Ldr voluntarily surrendered to ROK police in an unidentified village approx 12 km East of YECH’ON.

HAN, Tuk Song (한득성), Capt, CO, Communications Co, 27th Regt, 10th Div.

LEE, Un (리운), Jr Lt, Plat Ldr, 1st Plat, Communications Co, 27th Regt, 10th Div.

CHANG, U Sik (상우식), Lt, Plat Ldr, 2nd Plat, Communications Co, 27th Regt, 10th Div.

KIM, Chong Nak (김종낙), Jr Lt, Plat Ldr, 3rd Plat, Communications Co, 27th Regt, 10th Div.

O/a 30 Dec 50, the Communications Co of the 27th Regt received 19 replacements, bringing the Co up to strength. These replacements were recent conscripts of the NKA. At the same time the entire 27th Regt received an unknown number of replacements.

27th Regt personnel received an average of 2 bowls of rice daily. Rice confiscated from farmers.

O/a 16 Dec 50, the 27th Regt received an unknown amount of ammo plus typical NKA winter uniforms (1 uniform per man) at CH’UNCHON. Source of ammo and uniforms unknown to PW.

Low because the 27th Regt is composed mostly of inexperienced soldiers. Furthermore, winter is causing added misery with the result, combat efficiency is constantly decreasing.

10. CCF:

PW had never observed any CCF personnel.

a. Did you surrender voluntarily? If so, why?

a. PW surrendered voluntarily because he had never liked communism and was miserable in the NKA.

b. Did you see any United Nations leaflets, or hear any loudspeaker broadcasts?

a. PW observed UN Leaflets dropped in the TAEBAEK SAN mountain range during the NKA retreat in Sep 50.

c. Can you describe what they said?

a. No.

d. What was your reaction to them?

a. Negative.

e. Did you hear other soldiers discuss leaflets or broadcasts? What did they say or do?

a. No.

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