ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3587 26 February 1951
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS 1363) 20 February 1951
| PW NAME: | KO, Pong Yong (高奉煐) (고봉영) |
| RANK: | Sgt |
| AGE: | 23 |
| DUTY: | Sqd Ldr |
| UNIT: | NKA 10th Div, 27th Regt, 3rd Bn, MG Co, 1st Plat, 2nd Sqd |
| EDUCATION: | 6 yr Primary School |
| OCCUPATION: | Laborer |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | UISONG (義成) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 6 Feb 51 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | KOREA, P’YONGAN PUKTO, UIJU-GUN, SUJIN-MYON, SOKKYE-RI #15 (平安北道 義州郡 水鎭面 石溪里 15) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | KOREA, P’YONGAN PUKTO, SINUIJU, SOLCHUNG-NI #14 (平安北道 新義州市 雪■里 14番地) |
| INTERROGATOR: | Cpl MARUYAMA (ATIS) |
Fairly intelligent, cooperative. Reliability - Fair.
a. Chronology:
11 Aug 48 - Inducted into the Antiaircraft MG Plat, 8th Regt, 3rd Div. Received basic training for 3 months.
Mar 50 - Training of antiaircraft machine gun ended.
Apr 50 - Jun 50 - Built barracks between mountains approx 20km S of ICH’ON (伊川).
22 Jun 50 - Arrived YONGCH’ON-GUN, MUNP’YONG-NI (連川郡 文平里) vicinity of 38° Parallel.
28 Jun 50 - Occupied SEOUL.
6 Aug 50 - Advanced to YANGMOK (若木) via TAEJON (大田), OKCH’ON (汏川), HWANGGAN (黃洞), MUJU (茂州), KUMCH’ON (金泉). Engaged US army for approx a month and a half.
22 Sep 50 - Retreat began.
3 Oct 50 - Arrived HWACH’ON (樺川) via WAEGWAN (倭館), SANGJU (尙州), SONGNISAN mountain (俗離山), CH’UNGJU (忠州), YONGWOL (寧越), P’YONGCH’ANG (平昌), CHONGSON (旌善), KANGNUNG (江陵), ODAE mountain (五台山), INJE (麟蹄), YANGYANG (襄陽), SOLAK mountain (雪岳山) and YANGGU (楊口).
20 Dec 50 - 10th Div of 8,000 strength was reorganized.
20 Jan 51 - 10th Div arrived ANDONG (安東). Purpose was to destroy RR bridges and roads.
30 Jan 51 - PW was wounded.
6 Feb 51 - Captured by security forces at UISONG (義城).
b. Personalities:
LEE, Yong Ho (李永浩), Maj Gen, CO, 3rd Div, age 40. Height: 170cm Weight: 65kg Stout Complexion: White Married Last seen: ICH’ON (伊川) Apr 50.
CHANG, P’yong San (張平山), Sr Col, C/S 3rd Div, age 35. Height: 160cm Weight: 60kg Slim Complexion: Red Married Last Seen: WONSAN (元山) Jul 49. Understands Chinese.
KIM, Chung Dong (金■東), Col, CO, 8th Regt, 3rd Div, age 27. Height: 150cm Weight: 60kg Stout Complexion: Red Married Last Seen: YANGMOK (若木) Aug 50. He had been in USSR and was a Jr Lt in the Russian Army.
KIM, Chong Hwa (金鐘和), Lt Col, C/S 8th Regt, 3rd Div, age 25. Height: 170cm Weight: 60kg Stout Complexion: White Married Last Seen: YANGMOK (若木) Aug 50.
LEE, Pyong Wol (李炳烈), Lt, Plat Ldr, 8th Regt, 3rd Div, Indep Antiaircraft MG Co, age 25. Height: 160cm Weight: 75kg Stout Complexion: Dark Married Last Seen: WANGWAN(倭館) 22 Sep 50.
LEE, Hung Gwon (李興權), Jr Lt, Plat Ldr, 27th regt, 10th Div, 3rd Bn, MG Co, age 29. Height: 160cm Weight: 65kg Stout Complexion: White Married Last Seen: UISONG (義城) 5 Feb 51.
c. UN PW:
PW saw one ROK PW shot by a Sqd Ldr, Transportation Co (name unk) at UIJONGBU (議政府).
For the Commanding Officer:
ROBINSON
