ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO 3190 5 February 1951
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 1318) 1 February 1951
| PW NAME: | LEE, Su Sang (李壽祥) (이수상) |
| RANK: | Pvt (戰士) |
| AGE: | 28 |
| DUTY: | Rifleman |
| UNIT: | NKA, 12th Div, 2nd Regt, 1st Bn, 1st Co, 1st Plat, 3rd Sqd |
| EDUCATION: | 6 years Primary School |
| OCCUPATION: | Employee of Match Manufacturing Plant |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | HONGCH’ON (洪川) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 1 Jan 51 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | KOREA, KYONGSANG NAMDO, KUMHAE-GUN, MYONGJI-MYON CHUNG-NI, #126 (慶尙南道 金海郡 鳴■面 中里 一二六) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | KOREA, KYONGGIDO, SUWON, YONGHWA-DONG #255 (京畿道 水原 迎華洞 二五五) |
Unobservant and unintelligent. Reliability - Poor.
a. Chronology:
10 Sep 50: Inducted into NKA Training Center located at SUWON (水原), KOREA. Received five days training. Trainees were all Koreans, and instructors were all Koreans who had served in CCF in CHINA.
15 Sep 50: Unit designated the 12th Div with a strength of approx 5,000. Div departed SUWON on foot for KANGGYE (江界), KOREA because UN Forces Landed at INCH’ON (仁川), KOREA.
10 Oct 50: 12th Div arrived at KANGGYE (江界), KOREA. Rested at a primary school for about ten days. Received tactical training in an open field in the suburbs. Quartered in villager’s houses. Div issued small arms.
4 Nov 50: 12th Div, with the same strength departed KANGGYE (江界), KOREA for combat missions in South KOREA.
26 Dec 50: 12th Div crossed the 38th parallel via YANGGU ( ), KOREA. Advanced about 12km. 2nd Regt encountered ROK unit. Exchanged fire for about twenty minutes and pushed into HONGCH’ON (洪川), KOREA.
1 Jan 51: PW, with six other men, was captured by a ROK unit 4km north of HONGCH’ON (洪川), KOREA because PW and six others fell behind the line due to sore feet. PW did not know what happened to the 12th Div thereafter.
b. Unit Organization and Strength: (as of 1 Jan 51)
12th Div 5,000
1st Regt 1,500
2nd Regt 1,500
3rd Regt 1,500
c. Code Number:
2nd Regt 289
1st Bn 31
d. Supply:
Each man carried four days ration and 150 rounds.
For the Commanding Officer:
ROBINSON
