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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1902　16 October 1950

FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS (PHASE III) 004 Extract)　13 October 1950

PW was cooperative and of average intelligence.

On the second month after the PW had matriculated at the LUNG-CHING Medical College in LUNG-CHING, then a private institution, it was taken over by the 8th Route Army and converted into an army medical college, and renamed the CHINA Medical College. All students were given the choice of transferring immediately (all lost that privilege after the first few days) or remaining on as military students. The majority remained due to free tuition, lodging, etc.

Apr 50: PW received orders to return to WONSAN where he was commissioned a Lt and assigned to the 7th Div, 2nd Regt Aid Station.

25 Aug 50: Arrived ANGAN-Ni and remained one month.

25 Sept 50:7th Div began withdrawal

4 Oct 50: Arrived at HOENGSONG where PW gave aid to wounded and became separated from the Regt Aid Station. Captured by ROK troops.

Ratio of death to wounded from 25 Jun 50 to 4 Oct 50:

The PW gave the following estimate of the ratio of deaths to wounded for the 2nd Regt, 7th Div (strength 2,800 men as of 25 Jun 50) for the period 25 Jun to 25 Aug (outbreak of war to 2nd Regt’s arrival at ANGAN-Ni):

140 dead to 560 wounded (25 Jun to 25 Aug).

Period 25 Aug to 25 Sep (operation in and around ANGAN-Ni and KYONGJU 210 dead to 810 wounded.

Period 25 Sep to 4 Oct - 42 dead and 168 wounded.

Total for the period 25 Jun to 4 Oct is 392 dead to 1,568 wounded, a ratio of 1 dead to 4 wounded. PW believed the casualty rate of the other regiment of the 7th Div was just as high.

Of the above 1,568 wounded, about half were able to return to duty. However, in most cases, they were never returned to their old units. They were assigned to the other divisions where they were employed as cadres.

The last known strength as of 4 Oct 50 was approx 990 officers and EM (Total casualties of the 1,960 from the original strength of 2,800, plus about 150 replacements up to 4 Oct 50).

To the best of the PW’s knowledge all the Koreans from the 4th Field Army, CCF, numbering up to 35,000 men were returned to NK and assigned to the 5th Div (returned around Nov 49), 7th Div (returned around Apr 50) and the 1st Regt, 1st Div (returned since Apr 50). According to hearsay, up to 10,000 more men from the CCF were assigned to other NKA units.

Name: CHON U (全守) (천우)

Rank: Maj Gen

Age: 32

Position: Ex-CG, 7th Div

Remarks: Formerly CG, 165th Ind Div, CCF (composed of Koreans). Was CG, 7th Div from Apr 50 and to 30 Jun 50.

Name: KIM, Ch’ol (金哲) (김혈)

Rank: Col

Age: 33

Position: CO, 2nd Regt, 7th Div

Remarks: Went to YENAN in 1943 and was active with the Korean Volunteer Army Forces with CCF.

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