ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3720 2 March 1951
FIELD REPORT (Extract of ADVATIS Special Report 030) 23 February 1951
| PW NAME: | WON, Yong Man (元容萬) (원옹만) |
| PW NUMBER: | 100647 |
| RANK: | Lt (中尉) |
| AGE: | 24 |
| DUTY: | Signal Company CO |
| UNIT: | NKA 2nd Div, 253rd Unit (Arty Sig Co) |
| EDUCATION: | 6 years Primary School |
| OCCUPATION: | Merchant Marine (3rd Class Engineer) |
| INTERROGATOR: | T/Sgt ONODA (FEAF) |
Reliability - Good.
a. Description of Flags:
White and red flags approx 30cm x 40cm. When signaling, red flag at right arm and white flag at left arm.
b. Other Equipment:
Flare pistol
(1) Red
(2) Green
(3) White
Usually, red flares were used to indicate that unit was encircled by enemy.
Green flares were used generally to indicate that the unit had captured its objective.
White flares were normally used to indicate preparation of action (alert, etc.).
These signals were subject to change at the discretion of the unit commander.
| PW NAME: | KIM, Kuk Sik (金國式) (김국식) |
| PW NUMBER: | 63 NK 7692 |
| RANK: | Jr Lt (少尉) |
| AGE: | 21 |
| DUTY: | Signal Equipment Repair Man |
| UNIT: | NKA 2nd Corps, 15th Div, Signal Bn, Maintenance Section |
| EDUCATION: | 2 years High School |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION: | Radio Repair Shop Worker |
| INTERROGATOR: | Sgt SASAKI (ATIS) |
Reliability - Fair.
a. Signal School: P’YONGYANG (平壤), KOREA D/O Nov 49 - 4 Aug 50
This signal school for the NKA was located approx 1 km west of P’YONGYANG RR station. (There was also an ordnance school at this same location and the buildings used by both schools were formerly Japanese Army barracks.)
b. Description of Flags:
Observed red and white flags for signaling purposes here. The flags were of cotton cloth and each measured about 15cm x 40cm.
c. Training:
There were no manuals or sets of regulations concerning the use of these signal flags. No special training or qualifications were required of the signaling personnel. Flag signaling was not taught at this school. It appeared that the unit commanders decided upon the signals to be used. Therefore, flag signaling differed in each unit. Believed that flag signaling was not an important system of communication and was used only when there was no other way of communication. Believes that most NKA units have these red and white signal flags but that they were very rarely used. No other types of signal flags were observed.
For the Commanding Officer:
ROBINSON
