ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3231 8 February 1951
FIELD REPORT (2 Div - LDI - 0084) 26 January 1951
| PW NAME: | LEE, Chun Ho (24) Pvt |
| DUTY: | Laborer |
| UNIT: | 10th Div, 27th Regt, 3rd Bn, 3rd Co, 1st Plat, 2nd Sqd |
| DATE & PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 25 Jan 51 2 km W of CHECHON |
Evaluation: Cooperative in answering questions and information seems fairly reliable. However, tactical information and unit identity limited due to his approx 25 days in service.
Not recommended for further interrogation.
O/a 11 Jan 51 escaped from his unit at TANIAN-GUN, MAPO-MYON and came down the CHECHON and surrendered.
O/a 17 Dec 50 10th Div consisting of approx 4,000 men departed KANGWON-DO, HWACHON, NK by foot and arrived TANIAN-GUN, MAPO-MYON o/a 10 Jan 51. This Div never engaged enemy. This unit departed MAPO-MYON o/a 11 Jan 51 to ANDONG to meet enemy (heard from a NCO) but he escaped as soon as they departed.
PW heard 10th Div consisted of 25th, 26th and 27th Regt.
1x60mm mortar, 2 HMG, 4 LMG in 27th Regt and 70% of soldiers were armed with PPSH SMG, Russian rifles, M-1 rifles or carbines. They only had 4-7 rd per rifle.
They received ammo when they departed NK but did not receive any after arriving SK. Food was obtained from villages and 4 men per Bn were detailed to carry rice (120kg) while they are on the move.
Most of the troops wore winter uniform but about 10-15 men were still wearing civilian clothing.
Approx 2 men ea Bn were suffering from frostbite.
Morale was low, because of cold weather, homesickness, and the unit being under strength.
For the AC of S, G-2:
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