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SONG, Yong Ch’un 이미지뷰어 새창

  • ISSUE NO. 27 NO. 2959 1951-01-02
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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2959　23 January 1951
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS – 1276)　16 January 1951

1. PERSONAL DETAILS:
PW NAME: SONG, Yong Ch’un (宋榮春) (송영춘)
RANK: Pvt (戰士)
AGE: 25
DUTY: Mortar Man
UNIT: NKA 12th Div, 3rd Regt, 3rd Bn, Mortar Co
EDUCATION: None
OCCUPATION: Farmer
PLACE OF CAPTURE: SOJA-MYON (召滋面)
DATE OF CAPTURE: 2 Jan 51
PLACE OF BIRTH: KOREA, HAMGYONG NAMDO, CHANGJIN-GUN, CHUNGNAM-MYON, PAEKAM-NI (咸鏡南 長鎭郡 中南 白岩里)
HOME ADDRESS: Same as above
INTERROGATOR: Pfc MARUMOTO (ATIS)

2. ASSESSMENT:
Cooperative but uninformed, memory fair. Reliability – Fair.

3. TACTICAL INFORMATION:
a. Chronology:
7 Jul 50 – Conscripted into the NKA at KAESONG (開城) and assigned to the 9th Div, Arty Regt, 2nd Bn.
26 Sep 50 – Retreated from the vicinity of MIRYANG (寧陽).
8 Nov 50 – Assigned to the reorganized 12th Div, 3rd Regt, 3rd Bn, Mortar Co at KANGGYE (江界).
12 Dec 50 – Left KANGGYE (江界).
27 Dec 50 – Arrived in the vicinity of HONGCH’ON (洪川).
29 Dec 50 – 2 Jan 51 – Hospitalized in the Bn field hospital because of frostbitten feet.
2 Jan 51 – Unit started toward SEOUL. Captured at SOJA-MYON (石滋面).

b. Unit Organization and Strength:
12th Div: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Arty Regts.
3rd Regt: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Bns.
3rd Bn: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Rifle Co’s, Mortar Co and HMG Co.
Each Co had 3 Plats.
Each Plat had 3 Sqds.
Strength as of 29 Dec 50: 3rd Regt – 2,000.
Arms:
Mortar Co: 2 x 82mm M1936 and M1937 battalion mortars.

c. Unit History:
After heavy losses in the retreat in Sep 50, the 12th Div was reorganized Nov 50 at KANGGYE (江界) utilizing elements of the 12th, 9th and 7th Divisions.

d. Communications:
Company and below: Runners.
Battalion: Field phones.

e. Morale:
Low because of exhaustion and cold.

f. Replacements:
No replacements were received after reorganization in Nov 50.

g. Supply:
Each man carried 3 days rations and 300 rounds for small arms. 110 rounds mortar ammo in the company.

4. GENERAL
Weapon Feared Most:
Napalm bomb.

For the Commanding Officer:

SHAPPELL

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