ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 4383
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS 0098) 29 October 1950
| PW NAME: | PANG Son-U (方鮮宇) (방선우) |
| RANK: | Pvt (戰士) |
| AGE: | 33 |
| DUTY: | Artillery man |
| UNIT: | Replacement Unit |
| EDUCATION: | 6 yr Primary School |
| OCCUPATION: | Merchant |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | CHONJU (全州) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 1 Oct 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | KOREA, HAMGYONG PUKTO, MUSAN-GUN, MUSAN-MYON, NAMSAN-DONG (咸鏡北道 茂山郡 茂山面 南山同) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | YEKI (FEAF) |
PW appeared ignorant, often vague and made contradictory statements. Reliability - poor.
CHRONOLOGY:
1922 - 1932 - PW went to LUNGCHING TSUN MANCHURIA (龍井府) in 1922 when he was seven years old and stayed there until 1932. PW went to school here.
1932 - 1946 - PW went to MU-TAN-CH’IANG MANCHURIA (牡丹江) and worked in a grocery store there until he returned to KOREA in March 46.
ELECTRIC POWER PLANT
MU-TAN-CH’IANG, MANCHURIA
OBS: 46
NAME OF TARGET AND LOCATION:
PW states that this was called the MU-TAN-CH’IANG Electric Power Plant. PW does not know whether it was a thermo or Hydroelectric power plant. It was located about 4 km E of the MU-TAN-CH’IANG RR Station and about 10 m from the MU-TAN-CH’IANG River flowing 3m to NE.
OBSERVATION:
PW observed this electric power plant from a point of about 200 m E of the plant many times in Jan 1946. PW observed one 4 story brick building 70 m x 40 m x 30 m with a flat roof. There was one concrete chimney 40 m high and about 5 m in diameter at the base (See sketch #1).
OUTPUT - UNKNOWN
REMARKS:
PW observed a mater pipe (steel, 80 cm in diameter) emptying mater into the MU-TAN-CH’IANG River. PW also saw large pile of coal (50 m x 50 m) used by electric power plant.
FURTHER DETAILS UNKNOWN.
STEEL FACTORY
MU-TAN-CH’IANG
OBS 45 - 46
NAME OF TARGET AND LOCATION
This mill was called the “HWANGSAN” (黃山) steel factory. It was located about 1 km SE of the MU-TAN-CH’IANG RR Station and about 1.5 km NW of the MU-TAN-CH’IANG River.
OBSERVATION:
PW observed this factory about 10 times, the last time in April 1945. There were 3 chimneys, one of brick and 2 of steel which were about 1 m in diameter on top of the bldg.
DIMENSIONS:
This factory was about 160 m x 80 m x 8 m. The factory was constructed of wood on the N, E, and S side and of brick on the W side. Further details - unknown.
MISCELLANEOUS TARGETS
WIRELESS STATION
OBS 1946
PW observed a wireless station located about 600 m NW of the MU-TAN-CH’IANG RR Station from a distance of about 200 m. Further details unknown.
AIRFIELD
HEARSAY 46
PW heard that there was an airfield about 6 km W of the MU-TAN-CH’IANG RR Station. He heard that it was a big airfield and that the hangars were built into the side of the mountain. He also heard that the Russians were using this airfield when he left there in 1946.
For the Commanding Officer:
SHAPPELL
SKETCH 1 - ELECTRIC POWER PLANT MUTANCHIANG (牡丹江) AS OF JAN 46
SKETCH 2 - MU-TAN-CHIANG AS OF MARCH 1946
