ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3706 2 March 1951
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS 1372) 23 February 1951
| PW NAME: | LEE, Yong Jo (李永造) (이영조) |
| PW NUMBER: | 63NK125612 |
| RANK: | Sr Lt (大尉) |
| AGE: | 28 |
| DUTY: | Co CO |
| UNIT: | NKA, 10th Div, 25th Regt, 3rd Bn, 7th Co |
| EDUCATION: | Primary School 3 years |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | SANGJU-GUN, OKSAN-DONG (尙州郡 玉山洞) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 10 Feb 51 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | KOREA, KYONGSANG NAMDO, MUNCH’ON-GUN, TOKWON-MYON, OMOK-NI #356 (慶尙南道 文川郡 德原面 梧里三五六) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | Cpl HAMASU (ATIS) |
Unintelligent, fairly cooperative. Reliability - fair.
a. Chronology:
5 Jan 47 - Volunteered into NKA at HOERYONG (会寧), assigned to 2nd Div, 4th Regt, SMG Co, 3rd Plat. Received training for 22 months.
10 Oct 48 - 4th Regt departed for HAMHUNG (咸興), and arrived by train a day later. Received training.
3 Jun 50 - Departed for P’YONGYANG (平壤), and arrived there a day later to receive his promotion to Jr Lt. Reassigned to 10th Div, 25th Regt, 3rd Bn, 7th Co, 3rd Plat as platoon leader. 10th Div was organized Mar 50.
8 Jun 50 - Departed for SUKCH'ON (肅川). Trained incoming conscripts for one and a half months.
20 Jul 50 - 10th Div was ordered to battle.
20 Aug 50 - Arrived at the front (via NAKTONG River). Patrolled the west bank of NAKTONG River for about a month.
20 Sep 50 - 10th Div, due to lack of food and ammo supplies, retreated North.
5 Nov 50 - Arrived at CHONBANG-NI (前方里) via mountainous route. Here, 10th Div received approx 2,000 recruits, gathered from the YANGGU (楊口) area.
5 Dec 50 - 10th Division began to move toward ANDONG (安東). PW, due to lack of officers, was promoted to Sr Lt.
20 Jan 51 - Arrived in the vicinity of ANDONG, and for 20 days, 10th Div searched for the rear of UN forces. Missions were to infiltrate UN lines and destroy convoys in the rear.
10 Feb 51 - PW and 24 others were captured while being treated for illness in a mountain shack.
b. Unit Organization and Strength:
| T/O | Present Strength (as of 10 Feb 51) | |
| 10th Division | 12,000 | less than 3,000 |
| 25th Regiment | 3,000 | 700 |
| 27th Regiment | 3,000 | 800 |
| 29th Regiment | 3,000 | 850 |
| Artillery Regiment | 1,500 | 300 |
| Signal Corps Battalion | 300 | Unk |
| Recon Company | 100 | Unk |
| Engineer Battalion | 600 | 150 |
| Transportation Company | 75 | 42 |
| Headquarters Unit | 100 | 100 |
Equipment: (as of 10 Feb 51)
25th Regiment:
3 82mm mortars
10 HMG
10 LMG
100 SMG
300 M1891/30 Rifles (Russian)
60 M1 Rifles (US)
Each regiment had the same amount of equipment.
d. Personalities:
LEE, Pong Nam (李芳南) (이방남)
10th Div, Maj Gen, CG
30, 1 m 60 cm, 70 kg, stout, complexion - reddish, married, last seen - division headquarters at SUKCH'ON (肅川) 8 Jun 50
KIM, Ch’ol Man (金喆萬) (김철만)
25th Regt, Col, CO
28, 1.5m, 65 kg, muscular, complexion - light, scar above left eye, married, last seen - vicinity of ANDONG (安東) 10 Jan 51
MUN, Ch’on (文天) (문처)
10th Div Chief of Staff, Sr Col
35, 1.6 m 75 kg, build - medium, complexion - dark, married, last seen - vicinity CHONGBANG-NI (前方里) 30 Oct 50
e. Code and APO Numbers:
| Code Names | |
| 10th Division | YONGMAKANG (龍馬江) |
| 25th Regiment | TUMANGANG (豆滿江) |
f. Communications:
Company and below: Runners
Battalion: Runners
Regiment: Field Telephones (Russian)
Division: Radio (1 each 2 way set) (Russian)
Wireless Telegraph (Russian)
Field Telephones (Russian)
h. Intentions:
10th Division was to infiltrate UN forces in the vicinity of ANDONG, destroying supplies, convoys, etc, in the UN rear.
i. Morale:
Low: Due to high losses during air attacks. Also because of hiding in foxholes during the day and forced marches during night. No sleep, and scarcity of food.
l. Supply:
Each man carried 3 days rations, 250 rounds of ammo for small arms, and one set of extra clothing.
m. Weapons Feared Most:
(1) - Strafing
(2) - Napalm bomb
(3) - Tank fire
(4) - Artillery fire
Despite the fact that PW had seen leaflets and intended to surrender after he read the leaflet, he was in doubt if the contents were true. Soldiers were repeatedly told that if and when they surrendered they would be shot on the spot by the UN forces.
For the Commanding Officer:
ROBINSON
