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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2397　27 November 1950

FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - FWD #2 - 0003)　21 November 1950

PW was interrogated four times after capture by the ROK Army and came to Japanese speaking US Personnel. During the initial phase of the present interrogation he seemed hesitant. Later, he spoke freely. PW was of average intelligence and ambitious. Reliability is considered good.

14 Sep 50 - Commissioned a Sr Lt in NKA Medical Corps.

15 Sep 50 - Assigned to 943rd Unit, 23rd Field Hospital located at CHUNGHA (中和).

3 Oct 50 - Field Hospital evacuated to TONGTU (同頭).

12 Oct 50 - Evacuated to SUNCHUN.

21 Oct 50 - Evacuated to PIHYUN (枇峴). Equipment was moved by excart and bed patients by trucks. Hospital staff and others walked during evacuation.

23 Oct 50 - Upon arrival at PIHYUN entire detachment of patients, approx 450, were evacuated to SHINUIJU (新義州) #7 hospital.

25 Oct 50 - Entire hospital staff ordered to SUPUN (水豊) for military training instead of hospital duty. PW deserted with two other doctors.

14 Nov 50 - Surrendered to 15th ROK Regt at YONGMI DONG.

PW had no detailed information regarding other units' disposition.

943rd Unit, 23rd Field Hospital was commanded by SONG YU SOP (宋유燮) Major, Medical Corps.

On 15 Sep the 23rd Field Hospital was staffed by 15 doctors, four of whom were females, 50 licensed nurses, 150 nurses aides, and 30 guard personnel.

On 25 Oct 50, this Hospital was staffed by 13 doctors including four female doctors and a combined total of 130, nurses and nurses aides.

On 15 Sep 50 patients numbered approx 450-500. Number of incoming and outgoing patients numbered approx 30 patients daily while the hospital was on the move.

Equipment of the 23rd Field Hospital was generally insufficient and inadequate. There were, however, 2 complete sets of surgical equipment (Hungarian made) and 300 beds.

There was an acute shortage of bandages. Medical supplies were of NK, Russian, and Hungarian make. Captured American medical supplies were also used. PW states that prior to too evacuation of the Hospital from CHUNGHA medicine was received in large quantities. These were North Korean products.

A patient’s ration consisted of 800grs rice, or 600grs of bread, 3 apples, 3 eggs, and 150grs of sugar per day. Shortage of food existed and the above mentioned ration was not furnished regularly.

Patients received one cotton shirt and one pair of cotton pants. It was changed every ten days. One blanket, 2 sheets, and a mattress were issued to each patient. The hospital was evacuated prior to winter preparations.

Morale was low since all patients were battle casualties. Discipline was poor because of constant air raids plus the fact that patients were front line troops, wanting no further combat.

SONG, YU SOP (송유섭), Major, 37, Commander, 23rd Field Hospital (Japanese University graduate, Member of Labor Party).

KAN, TONG KWAN (姜東寬) (강동관), Major, 26, Ass’t Commander, Political Officer (Graduate of Labor Party’s leaders course).

On 25 Oct 50 while deserting from PIHYUNG to UIJU with two others, made the following observations:

At about 1900 hrs the PW saw approx 2000 Chinese troops approx 8 km N of PIHYUN on the road to UIJU. The troop's broke camp and started N towards UIJU (義州). The informant states that they were infantry men with 120mm mortars, light and heavy machine-guns and rifles. They moved their weapons by horse and were well armed. The informant states that one of the two with whom he traveled spoke Chinese and thus was able to identify these troops. On 26 Nov 50, the PW saw Chinese troops approx 2 km N of PIHYUN along the hills beside the road leading to SHINUIJU from PIHYUN. He saw more Chinese troops 2 km S of PIRYUN along the road leading south from PIHYUN to SUNCHUN. He heard from his hospital commandant SONG YU SOP that PIHYUN was the Hq for the Chinese Forces. The number of troops seen on this date was not known. The informant states that the CCF marked their paths with woven straw or twig rings 25cm in diam and dropped them approx 50 to 100m apart. It was further stated that it was the tendency of the CCF to pick low hills covered with pine along side the roads as their camp sites. The PW states that other NKA personnel who talked to the CCF troops were told that the Chinese were not afraid of air strafing and that they believed battles were decided by artillery.

For the Commanding Officer: