ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3830 6 March 1951
FIELD REPORT (521 LDI 0468) 20 February 1951
| NAME: | SONG Soa Yong |
| AGE: | 17 |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| UNIT: | V Corps, 7th Div, 3rd Regt, 2nd Bn, 1st Co |
| DUTY: | Rifleman |
| DATE AND PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 19 Feb 51 surrendered at DS2723 |
| EDUCATION: | 2 yr |
| INTERROGATOR: | Cpl IMAGAWA |
Reliability - Fair
Length of Service - 2½ mo
Physical condition - Good
Attitude - Cooperative
a. Chronology:
4 Dec 50 - Conscripted into Army at KOKU-SAN.
Received no training, assigned to 7th Div, 3rd Regt, 2nd Bn, 1st Co, 2nd Plat.
19 Feb 51 - Deserted and surrendered.
b. Unit Movement:
15 Dec 50 - 3rd Regt (7th Div) left KOKU-SAN and arr YONG YUNG-PO (DS 1551) 16 Jan 51.
30 Jan 51 - 3rd Regt left YONG YUNG-PO and arr hill (DS2723) 18 Feb 51.
c. Organization (18 Feb 51)
| 7th Div: | Strength |
| 3rd Regt | 1,500 |
| Med Co | 40 |
| 3rd Regt: | |
| 2nd Bn | 120 |
| 45mm Arty Btry | 33 |
| 120mm Arty Btry | 33 |
| Auto-weapon Co | 50 |
| 2nd Bn: | |
| 1st co | 34 |
| 2nd Co | 34 |
| 3rd Co | 30 |
| Mortar Co | 20 |
| HMG Co | 20 |
| 1st Co: | |
| 1st Plat | 10 |
| 2nd Plat | 14 |
| 3rd Plat | 10 |
d. Casualties:
14 men in 1st Co KIA due to air attack and shelling 16 Feb 51.
e. Code:
3rd Regt - 703
2nd Bn - TAEDONG GANG (大洞江)
1st Co - SONAMU (松木)
f. Personalities:
KIM Haeng Sok (金幸錫), 27, Maj, CO 2nd Bn
g. Enemy Intention:
Mission of 2nd Bn is to defend hill (DS2723)
h. Weapon: (as of 2nd Bn)
| Weapon: | Ammo: |
| 2x82mm mortars, Russ | 200 shells |
| 1 HMG (Russ) | 2 bx |
| 1 HMG (US) | 2 bx |
| 1 LMG (Russ) | 4 bx |
| 10 PPsh SMG (Russ) | |
| 66%, Russ rifles | 100 per man |
| 33%, American rifles | 200 per man |
| Handgrenades (Russ) | 2 per man |
i. Supply:
Food - One meal per day. Mainly consisted of rice and beans. 3 days ration issued to each man. Food is locally procured.
Clothing - CCF uniforms issued to each man in 7th Div 20 Jan 51.
Ammo - 100 to 200 rd of rifle ammo with 2 grenades issued when unit left KOKU-SAN 15 Dec 50. No re-issue was made.
Medicine - No medicine
j. Other Unit:
(1) One bn (12th Div) was obs 500 meters N of hill (DS2723). They were dug into side of the mountain.
Weapons: 4 HMG (Russ), 9 LMG (Russ) were obs.
(2) 3rd Regt Hq was located in village (YEE DONG KONG-NI) 8 km N of the hill (DS2723).
For the AC of S, G-2:
SINGLETON
