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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1804　13 October 1950

FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 1100)　10 October 1950

PW was very cooperative and seemed quite intelligent. Formerly a medical corpsman in the Japanese Army.

28 Aug 50: PW was inducted into the NKA at P’YONGYANG. Commissioned a medical corp Jr Lt because of his education.

15 Sep 50: Arrived as a replacement for the 10th Div, Medical Bn as a pharmacist, in KORYONG. Acted as instructor to the medical aidmen.

27 Sep 50: Medical company was ordered to retreat, but no definite destination was given. PW’s company headed for KUMCH’ON. The main elements of the 10th Div were still on the line E of KORYONG.

28 Sep 50: PW’s company by-passed KUMCH’ON with no definite destination planned.

30 Sep 50: PW’s platoon had about 30 ambulatory patients with them. About 16 km NW of KUMCH’ON the company split up. PW led 14 patients and troops from is company to KUMCH’ON and surrendered to S. Korean police.

In the Medical Bn of the 10th Div there were 3 Medical companies, with 35 medical aidmen in each. In the PW’s company the PW acted as the medical officer, although he was classified as pharmacist. The medical company acted as an aid station and an evacuation station.

From 15 Sep 50 to 27 Sep 50 the average number of wounded was 10. On some days there were as many as 30. About 99% of the wounds were due to arty shell fragments.

Casualties were brought to the aid station by the respective regiment medical platoons. At the aid station, PW sterilized the wounds with hydrogen peroxide and merthiolate and applied dressings. Then the wounded were carried on litters to the field hospital.

The medical aid stations were trained in giving blood and plasma transfusions, but in the field no whole blood or plasma was available. Since no facilities for typing blood were available, direct transfusions could not be given.

In cases of serious wounds the medical aid station immediately notified the field hospital by telephone and reported the extent of injury. The hospital either dispatched a doctor or requested the patient be brought to the hospital, depending on the extent and type of wound. Majority of chemicals and drugs had Japanese labels. Some were of Russian origin.

For the Commanding Officer: