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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 725　24 August 1950

FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 0543)　22 August 1950

Cooperative but information limited due to lack of education and poor memory.

PW inducted 23 Jul 48 at WONSAN. Trained as rifleman at MUNCH’ON (文川) 6 months. Departed MUNCH’ON 18 Jun 50 - arrived CH’UNCH’ON (春川) 3 Jul 50. Departed CH’UNCH’ON 4 Jul 50 - arrived ANDONG 8 Aug 50 via WONJU, CH’UNGJU, and TANYANG. Departed ANDONG 10 Aug 50 - marched - arrived KIGYE o/a 15 Aug 50. When PW went to farmer’s house for rice, he was captured by ROK unit at KIGYE on 18 Aug 50.

7th Div CG: CH’OE CHUN GUK (崔준국), rank unknown. PW heard that at WONJU CH’OE CHUN GUK replaced CHON U (全宇).

8th Co CO: NA KAP SUL (,羅갑슬), rank Lt (Sr), age 33

1st Plt ldr: CHON CHUN HWAN (全준환), Jr Lt, age 24

2nd Regt, 7th Div received 1,000 Koreans who formerly were with the CCF from MANCHURIA Apr 50.

Riflemen armed with Jap type 99 rifles, 70 rounds and 3-4 grenades. Sqd ldrs - PPsh submachine guns, two drums (142 rounds), 4 grenades. One HMG Co in 3rd Bn. 3 x Japanese HMGs.

Mortar Co - 6 x mortars, type unknown (2 mortars were left on 18 Aug 50)

8th Co - 12 x LMGs made in MANCHURIA (5 x LMGs were left on 18 Aug 50)

1st Plt - 4 x LMGs, 150 rounds per gun (2 LMGs, 200 rounds were left on 18 Aug 50)

Losses: 2nd Regt - 1,500 men, 4 mortars, 7 LMGs, 3 trucks as of 18 Aug 50.

6 x JS-1 tanks with 7th Div at ANDONG 10 Aug 50, however, PW heard from others that 4 were destroyed by UN aircraft.

2 x 122mm M1910/30 Howitzers and 6 x 85mm AT guns observed 4 km North of KIGYE 15 Aug 50.

3 x GAZ-51 trucks attached to the Regt hauled food and ammunition. All of the trucks were destroyed by UN aircraft near ANDONG. 3 ox carts used to haul battalion food and ammunition last seen at ANDONG.

Received average of two rice balls a day. However, no food delivered after 10 Aug 50. Took rice from farmers. 10 rounds per man received 4 km SE of ANDONG. Average of 40 rounds per man left.

Objective of 2nd Regt was to out the railroad between P’OHANGDONG and T’AEGU.