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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1838　12 October 1950

FIELD REPORT (ADV ECH ATIS - 0011)　8 October 1950

Information is fairly reliable.

PW graduated Elem School 6 yrs - 25 Mar 1943.

PW was a farmer until he was forced into the Army. He deserted from his unit with 3 other men and surrendered to the UN Forces.

PW was forced into the Army on 26 July 1950 at MUNCHON. Had only 10 days of basic training. On 17 Sep 50, 563 Inf Unit left MUNCHON for SEOUL. Arrived 26 Sep 50.

563 Inf Unit was a Battalion organized on 10 July 50, composed of 1 Arty Co, 1 HMG Co, and 7th, 8th and 9th Inf Co's. Approx total strength 400.

PW actually saw 2-45mm artillery pieces, 3-120mm mortars, 6 HMG, 10 truck and 1 LMG to every squad. Each man had a rifle.

7th Company guarded industrial area.

8th　　〃　　　〃　　YONGJIN LI.

9th　　〃　　　〃　　KOAM LI.

Artillery Company guarded KOAM LI.

HMG Company was distributed among 7th, 8th, and 9th Co’s. Ammunition dump was located at the foot of a mountain located 4 km SE of the nearest village (MYON) called MUNCHON MYON. Weapons were stored at the same location as the ammo. There is a zinc factory 2 km SW of the ammo dump. PW saw this factory from the mountain. About 1 km W of the ammo dump, the employees of the zinc factory resided. See sketch #1.

In the early part of Aug PW often saw USAF fighters attacking

the ships in MUNCHON harbor. One transport ship caught fire due to machine gun firing, however, it did not sink. Numerous other ships were seriously damaged.

PW’s unit used telephones to transmit messages from one unit to another. The telephones were old type.

PW heard on 15 Aug 50 from Bn CO that the 2nd Bn was in WONSAN. PW thinks the 2nd Bn is now fighting, but doesn't know where.

PW had never heard of US Propaganda Leaflets.

There is a single track railroad line leading from the MUNCHON RR Station to the harbor. PW saw about 100 NK sailors working in the vicinity of the harbor. This is a natural harbor and contains no special facilities. There is one stone built dock. There are numerous houses in the vicinity of the harbor which PW believes to be navy sleeping quarters, mess halls, etc. One large house is constructed of concrete and has a gable type slate roof. The rest are all wooden houses with gable type slate roofs. There is a railroad tunnel about 300 m southwest of the harbor. Oil drums about 8 m high and 1½ m diameter were stored in this tunnel. PW saw these oil drums when he took cover in the tunnel when US planes came to attack. States that this tunnel was filled with oil drums. NK sailors took cover in this tunnel whenever US planes flew overhead.

PW states about 20 sailors were killed by strafing US planes on 17 Sep 50.

For the Commanding Officer:

SKETCH #1

SKETCH #2 MUNCHON HARBOR AND VICINITY