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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 754　26 August 1950

FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS)　13 August 1950

(Ref to ATIS Rpt No. 532)

Subject deserted his company on the 8th of August, and removed his uniform, which he hid. He carried with him his identification and pistol. Subject stated that he was dissatisfied with conditions and decided to surrender. One the 11th of August, when he heard gunfire, he moved toward the United Nations lines where he was captured by United Stated troops.

Commanding General of the 6th Division - PANG HO SAN (方虎山) Age: 27, Rank: Major General.

Cultural Assistant Division Commander - HONG LIM (洪林), Age: 34, Rank: Senior Colonel.

Artillery Assistant to Division Commander - SHIM CHONG (深靑), Age: 32, Rank: Senior Colonel.

13th Regiment Commander - HAN IL HAI (韓一海), Age: 35, Rank: Colonel.

14th Regiment Commander - HAN TAO SOO (韓태수), Age: 28, Rank: Colonel.

15th Regiment Commander - LEE PANG NAM (李方南), Age: 35.

Artillery Regiment (663) Commander - CHANG WOO CHUL (張禹哲), Age: 30, Rank: Lt Colonel (dead) hearsay.

Anti-Tank Gun Battalion (671) Commander = SUK KAP JOON (石甲俊), Age: 28, Rank: Lt Colonel.

Medical Battalion Commander - CHAI BYUNG KOOK (雀炳國)

Anti-Tank Gun Battalion (671) Commander = SUK KAP JOON (石甲俊), Age: 28, Rank: Lt Colonel.

Cultural Assistant to Battalion Commander - KWUN SOON IK (權淳益), Age: 27, Rank: Major.

2nd Company Commander - JUN DONG TAILS (全東鐸), Age: 28, Rank: Senior Lt (dead).

1st Platoon Leader - CHIO KWANG KIL (崔光吉), Age: 24, Rank: Jr Lt.

2nd Platoon Leader - LEE CHOOK SAN (李竹山), Age: 29, Rank: Jr Lt.

1st Squad, 1st Platoon, 2nd Company - PAK CHENG (朴正範), Age: 27, Rank: Sergeant.

2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, 2nd Company - SHIN OOK POC (申國輻), Age: 27, Rank: Sergeant.

1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, 2nd Company - KIM TONG LIM (金東林,) Age: 26, Rank: Sergeant.

2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, 2nd Company - LIM SANG SUK (金廅輻), (dead) Age: 21, Rank: Sergeant.

Commanding Squad - KIM KYUNG SONG (金慶石), Age: 22, Rank: Sgt. (Radio and Reconn).

Subject’s Anti-Tank gun Company had original strength of 47. Just before his capture, there were 16 men including subject. Subject estimated there was less than 200 in each battalion of the 2nd Regiment. Estimated was based on personnel observations and from hearsay reports. There was less than one-third of the original equipment left in the 6th Division, most of the heavy weapons were lost. All guns (four) of the 2nd Anti-Tank Gun Company were lost in combat. The 1st and 3rd companies had two each. The ammunition trucks used to haul Anti-Tank guns were totally destroyed by aircraft fire.

There was not any extra supply of fuel for trucks brought from north of the 38th parallel. The units of the 6th Division were able to obtain sufficient fuel locally as they advanced south. At one point northwest of NANSAN they were able to get 30 drums of gas. Ammunition was supplied to the Division by trucks and immediately distributed to sub-units. There was no central supply dump known. When units were engaged in battle, local inhabitants were used as laborers to carry ammunition up mountains and to points near the front lines. When units were not engaged in battle troops were used to haul ammunition. Rice and other foodstuffs were procured locally by a special sergeant (master), in charge off intendence, attached to each company. The sergeant received South Korean currency from the Battalion Intendence Officer to pay for all locally procured food. The amount requested by the local people was usually paid. Forceful procurement could not be used, as local inhabitants would hide their livestock and food supplies. Rice was usually available as there were a large number of rice warehouses which had been abandoned by ROK units.

The objective and mission of the 2nd Regiment, 6th Division was to put up a defense between PUSAN and MASAN while the 1st and 3rd Regiments occupied MASAN. Division orders are transmitted down as far as battalion level. The battalions then send orders to their respective companies to coordinate with Division orders. As subject was assistant to the Company Commanding Officer, he was able to learn of the missions of the unit.

The Infantry was armed with M1891/30 rifles with bayonets. All the officers and TT M1933 Tokarev pistols. Members of the 45 mm Anti-Tank gun squads had PPSH M1941 tommy guns. Each tommy gun had three magazines of 72 rounds, however subject’s company had extra magazines loaded on trucks which were destroyed by aircraft and consequently had only the one magazine for each gun. The reconnaissance battalion of the 6th Division had about the sidecar motorcycles with crew of three. Two members carried the Russian PPSH M 1941 tommy guns and the third had a DP light machine gun mounted to the sidecar. Medical unit members were arm bands with red-cross and were armed with rifles. Officers were armed with pistols and never wore armbands. The communications and reconnaissance platoons of the Anti-Tank battalion were armed with PPSH tommy guns with the exception off the Junior Lt, who had a pistol. The 14th Company of the 671 Anti-Tank Battalion was equipped with two Anti-Tank rifles per squad or a total of six guns. There 12 x 120 mm trench-mortars in the Artillery Regiment attached to the Division. 4 x 45 mm Anti-Tank guns per company with three companies in each battalion. All troops were equipped with steel helmets.

Horses were used to haul 45 mm Anti-Tank guns of the Anti-Tank Company of the Infantry Regiment. All horses were left at NANSAN when the 6th Division moved to CHINJU area by truck.

Subject observed 3 x 76 mm Regimental Artillery pieces and two 120 mm howitzers just west of HAMAN on the 3rd or 4th of August.

The read from NANSAN to CHINJU was in good condition. There were many bridges which had been destroyed. The 6th Division crossed the HAN River by using steel pontoon boats. The Anti-Tank Gun Battalion used barges made of six steel pontoon boats lashed together and loaded two GAZ-12 trucks carrying 2 x 45 mm Anti-Tank guns and 400 rounds of 45 mm ammunition, plus 13 men with equipment. At the KUM River, four rubber pontoon boats lashed together carried two fully loaded GAZ-12 trucks at a time. Mortar driven boats were used to haul the pontoon boats across the river.

American imperialists infiltrated in SOUTH KOREA have formed terrorist police forces in SOUTH KOREA in cooperation with Syngman Rhee’s Puppet Government. Land reformation has never been carried out in SOUTH KOREA, while it has been carried out in NORTH KOREA smoothly. raising farmer’s living standard. Various agreements made between American Government and the South Korea Puppet Government are nothing but the country selling agreements, which have resulted badly for KOREA.

Prisoner read in the newspaper that members of the South Korean espionage ring in NORTH KOREA were arrested in HAEJU about January.

All weapons and equipment were of Russian manufacture. Subject observed PPSH tommy guns with star and circle mark of North Korean and Korean letters stamped in the metal part of the gun. Subject heard rumors that these guns were being made in NORTH KOREA.

Equipment was fair. The 6th Division received all new weapons and equipment, including the steel helmets. Clothes were manufactured in NORTH KOREA.

In the first encounter, prisoner’s company captured 50 to 60 South Koreans. Their weapons were taken and they were released to return to their hoes. Later the Division captured 2,000 to 3,000 South Korean troops, who were sent to a PW camp in KEIJO (SEOUL). Seven ri (17½ miles) east of CHINJU, on the 30th of July, 30 American prisoners were observed being taken west on the main road to CHINJU. All prisoners were without headgear or upper garments. They were no bound, but were guarded by two guards in front and two guards in rear of the columns of twos. The guards were armed with PPSH tommy guns. All prisoners were believed to have been Caucasian. All the prisoners had small chains with metal tags (dog tags) around their necks. Just west of CHINJU on the 20th of July, an American soldier was observed on a jeep with two North Koreans. Subject recognized one of the Koreans as a colonel of the North Korean 6th Division operations section. The other was a Private who said that the American was a company commander.