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LEE, Myong Su 이미지뷰어 새창

  • ISSUE NO. 6 NO. 1191 1950-09-14
    전사 무학 남성
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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1191　22 September 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 0815)　19 September 1950

1. PERSONAL DETAILS:
PW NAME: LEE, Myong Su (李明洙) (이명수)
PW NUMBER: 63 NK 4037
RANK: Pvt (戰士)
AGE: 16
DUTY: Rifleman
UNIT: 3rd Div, ? Inf Regt, 3rd Bn, 8th Co, 1st Plt, 2nd Sqd
EDUCATION: None
OCCUPATION: Farmer
PLACE OF CAPTURE: Wooded mountain immediately West of highway 14 km Northwest of TAEGU
DATE OF CAPTURE: 140600 K Sep 50
PLACE OF BIRTH: HAMYONG NAMDO, CHANGJIN GUN, PUK MYON, ISANG NI (咸鏡南道 長津郡 北面 梨上里)
HOME ADDRESS: Same as above
INTERROGATOR: Sgt HAMASAKA (ATIS)


2. ASSESSMENT:
PW appeared to be of average intelligence. He was cooperative. PW considered reliable by interrogator.

3. TACTICAL INFORMATION:
Chronology:
27 Jul 50: PW conscripted into NKPA P'YONGYANG (平壤). 300 conscripts (mostly farmers ages 16 - 37, average age 25) designated 1st Bn. Left P'YONGYANG, unarmed, same day by rail. Conscripts notified they would be replacements for NKPA units in South Korea.
27-30 Jul: 1st Bn conscripts instructed in use of M1891/30 rifle aboard train enroute south.
31 Jul 50: 1st Bn arrived at SEOUL.
3 Aug 50: 1st Bn left SEOUL on foot.
11 Aug 50: 1st Bn arrived at T'AEJON over highway through SUWON (水原) CH'ONAN (天安).
13 Aug 50: 1st Bn left T'AEJON on foot.
150500 K Aug: 1st Bn arrived at KUMCH’ON (金泉) over T'AEJON-KUMCH’ON highway. Immediately subjected to US air interdiction. 20 KIA, 5 WIA in 1st Bn at KUMCH’ON as result of a 2 hour strafing. No bombs were dropped.
18 Aug 50: 1st Bn assigned to 3rd Div units. 1st Bn left KUMCH’ON on foot, in southeasterly direction. 12 wounded and/or sick troops, including PW, 1st Bn, remained behind in field hospital located in KUMCH’ON.
21 Aug 50: PW and 11 troops, recovered, assigned to 1st Bn, 9th Inf Regt, 3rd Div, left KUMCH’ON on foot for 3rd Div area in southeasterly direction.
8 Sep 50: PW and 11 troops, still unarmed but wearing NKPA uniforms, arrived at NAKTONG River (洛東). Crossed river without incident same night at point north of WAEGWAN (倭館). River 5 feet at deepest point of crossing. Continued march in southeasterly direction.
132000 K Sep: PW and 11 troops arrived 9th Regt positions in wooded mountain immediately most of WAEGWAN-TAEGU highway 14 km Northwest of TAEGU. In wooded mountain PW learned from troops in unit 9th Regt strength reduced to 500 by US-ROK Army arty-mortar shelling and US air attack. As result of reduced strength and no replacements, 9th Inf Regt redesignated 3rd Bn. Troops told 3rd Bn would join another 3rd Div Regt, location unknown.
13-14 Sep: 3rd Bn shelled by arty-mortar from US-ROK arty positions.


Weapons and Personnel (14 Sep 50):
9th Inf Regt - strength 500.
3rd Bn, ? Regt - strength 500. Remarks: Only 30% armed with used M1891/30 and used US Army M-1 carbines and rifles, 20-30 rds each. Remaining unarmed troops instructed to pick up weapons and ammunition from unit casualties. Officers armed with pistols, sqd ldr with submachine guns.
8th Co - strength - 80

4. GENERAL:
Medical:
Troops, whenever troubled by constipation, were given 3 tablets (1 taken with each meal) which usually cleared up the constipation, Field hospital in KUMCH’ON was staffed with 1 NKPA medical officer and 4 nurses. Approximately 60 wounded and 40 sick (dysentery, malaria) patients ware confined here. Bandages on wounded were replaced once every two or three days and treated at same time. PW believes there were surgical facilities at this hospital. Hospital was located in dugouts covered over with tree branches and grass.

For the Commanding Officer:

WEELDREYER

Executive

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