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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1974　24 October 1950

FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 1217)　20 October 1950

PW of average intelligence and cooperative. Reliability - fair.

2 Jul 50 - Inducted as Jr Lt into Tank Maintenance Co, 1st Armored Regt, 105th Armament Div at P’YONGYANG.

5 Jul - Departed P’YONGYANG for front.

17 Jul - Arrived SEOUL in CH’ORWON. Did battery repair work.

15 Aug - Arrived SUWON.

20 Aug - Arrived CH’ONAN. Remained five days repairing batteries.

2 Sep - Arrived CHOCH’IWON.

30 Sep - Began withdrawal. Had intended to follow tanks to INCH’ON. Heard INCH’ON was occupied, changed course.

5 Oct - Captured at UMSONG by ROK troops.

Chief cause of breakdown of tanks was the failure of boogie wheel bearings to hold up even during routine operation. Obviously poor servicing had considerable effect but hearsay was that even if servicing was up to par, the bearings would have burned out, because of their inferior quality.

Another poorly constructed section in the tanks was the cooling fan which was made of brittle metal. If a small hard object got within its obit which was not uncommon, it snapped the blades causing the air cooling system to break down.

Functions of Battery Section, Tank Maintenance Co, and Tank Maintenance Bn.

The 12-volt batteries of the tanks (T-34) held up on the average of one month. Most of the batteries required a little cleaning and recharging which was done at Tank Maintenance Co but there were a good number of cases where the lead was corroded and eaten away by the acid. In such cases, such batteries were sent to Tank Maintenance Bn.

Duties of the battery repairman (PW) were limited to the repair (nailing together) of battery boxes, repairing (with some-solution which resembled asphalt) the ebonite plates on the 6 cells.

Other more intricate work was left up to Tank Maintenance Bn.

According to hearsay, the Tank Maintenance Bn assembled new batteries as well as rebuilding parts.

For the Commanding Officer: