ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3769 3 March 1951
FIELD REPORT (2 DIV LDI 0194) 13 February 1951
| NAME: | CHAN Wi Tu |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| AGE: | 30 |
| DUTY: | Ammo Bearer |
| UNIT: | 66th Army, 197th Div, 591st Regt, 1st Bn, Hv Wpn Co, 3rd Plat, 7th Sqd |
| DATE & PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 1300 hr 12 Feb 51 at HOENGSONG |
| INTERROGATOR: | Sgt OKI |
PW was willing to talk, but due to his poor observation, information is not reliable.
a. Chronology:
8 Feb 51 PW came across 38th Parallel with 66th Army, 196th Div, 197th Div and 198th Div (estimated strength 7-8000 each).
12th Feb 51 observed 591st Regt (estimated strength: 2,000) dug in on a hill side 2 km N of HOENGSONG where PW was captured. 12 horses used to carry weapons and ammo of his Co.
157th Div (estimated strength: 7000 or 8000) composed of 590th Regt, 591st Regt and one other Regt whose designation is unknown.
His Regt was between those two Regt at HOENGSONG. 8 Feb 51 heard from his Bn CO, LEE that their destination of advance was TAEJON (Tactics: Piecemeal)
b. Weapons:
Weapons of 591st Regt consisted of Jap rifles, SMG, 3-4 LMG to each Co, 2x82mm mortars (to his Co, 30 rd each), 5 HMG in his Co, and 4 hand grenades per man.
c. Uniform:
All wore winter uniforms.
d. Ammo:
Ammo supply insufficient (80 rd each).
e. Disease:
10 frostbite cases in his Co 8 Feb 51.
f. Morale: Morale was low due to the shortage of food and clothing supply.
For the AC of S, G-2:
OJI
