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  • ISSUE NO. 7 NO. 1291 1950-09-19
    전사 중등교육 남성
ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1291 24 September 1950
FIELD REPORT (164 - MISDI - 0928) 21 September 1950

PW NAME: KANG Pong Dok (姜鳳德) (강복덕)
RANK: Pvt
PW NO: 63 NK 3611
ORGN: Indep Guerrilla Unit, 3rd Co, 2nd Plt
DUTIES: Rifleman
EDUCATION: Higher Primary School, 4 yrs
AGE: 18
ADDRESS: KYONGSANG PUKTO, KYONGSANG GUN, HAYANG MYON, KUN NAKTONG (경상북도 강산군 하영면 금락동 七八번지 #78)
DATE AND PLACE OF CAPTURE: 191400 K Sep 50, Mt PALBONG SAN, North of TAEGU, by ROK Forces.
INTERROGATOR: T.M.O


ASSESSMENT:
Informant seems to be sincere.
Information seems reliable.

T/O AND E AND STRENGTH OF: Indep Guerrilla Unit.
The Indep Guerrilla Unit was activated at SEOUL on 30 Jul 50.
The Indep Guerrilla Unit was composed of three (3) companies. Each company was composed of two (2) platoons and each platoon consisted of 2 squads.
Two thirds of the personnel in the Indep Guerrilla Unit were conscripted South Koreans.
 OriginalPresent (19 Sep 50)
2nd Platoon:
 a. Personnel: 7 men5 men
 (note: No definite rank in Guerrilla Unit)
 b. Equipment and ammo:  
   (1) M-1 rifle 5 (150 rds per)
   (2) M1943 SMG 2 (200 rds per)
   (3) Handgrenades 2 per man
23rd Company:
 a. Personnel: 15 men13 men
 b. Equipment and ammo:  
   (1) M-1 carbine 1 (5x15rd magazine)
   (2) TNT 10
2Indep Guerrilla Unit:
 a. Personnel: 5149


LOCATION AND ACTIVITIES OF UNIT:
The Indep Guerrilla Unit on 18 Sep 50 retreated from KUMGOK TONG to KUNWI to join elements of the 8th North Korean Div.
The Indep Guerrilla Unit’s mission was to infiltrate U.S. lines, set up road blocks, harass supply lines and attack U.S. artillery positions.
The guerrillas were clothed in South Korean Army uniforms.

PERSONAL AND UNIT HISTORY:
Inducted 30 Jul 50, with 300 South Koreans at INCHON. Between 30 Jul 50 and 6 Aug 50, the newly inducted recruits received close-order drill. On 6 Aug 50, the informant and 50 others were picked from the group to form the Indep Guerrilla Unit. On 7 Aug 50, the Unit marched to SEOUL, where weapons ware issued. Finally arrived KUMGOKTONG 17 Sep 50.
On 18 Sep 50, the informant's unit's movement was discovered by ROK Forces and they were attacked. The informant, although wounded, managed to escape. On 19 Sep 50, he was taken prisoner while deserting his unit.

PERSONALITIES:
NameRankDutyOrgn
YU, Chang Hwan (유창환)NonePlt Ldr3rd Plt, 3rd Co, Indep Guerrilla Unit
SON, Kun Shik (손군식)NoneCo C.O.3rd Co, Indep Guerrilla Unit


FOOD AND AMMO SUPPLIES.:
The informant saw three (3) ammo dumps on the UISONG - UPO highway. Each dump contained about 1 x truck load of ammo, The 1st ammo dump was located 4 kms out of UISONG, the 2nd dump 8 kms out and the 3rd dump 12 kms out of UISONG.

ARMOR AND ARTILLERY:
On 10 Sep 50, the informant saw about 40 x T-34 tanks in the vicinity of ANDONG.
The company commander of the informant’s unit told the troops that the tanks belonged to a newly-activated tank division.
On 10 Sep 50, the informant saw about 20 artillery pieces, in camouflaged gun emplacements on both sides of the highway extending from UISONG to UPO. The informant heard that the guns were part of the 8th Division Artillery Regt.

MORAL:
Morale was very low among the guerrillas of the Indep Unit because:
(1) They were forced to join the unit
(2) Fatigue and lack of food
(3) Guerrillas were mostly students
(4) Guerrillas do not have the will to fight

FOR THE AC OF S, G-2:

SAKAMOTO

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