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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3504　21 February 1951

FIELD REPORT (164 MISDI 1545)　16 February 1951

PW was cooperative and talked freely.

Although he has served for only a short period of time in the military service, PW position in his regiment warrants consideration of his knowledge of his unit.

Information seems reliable.

Conscripted 16 Aug 50 at SINUIJU with 134 other students.

PW and the conscripts were sent to the #1 Military Academy at PYONGYANG.

Received 1 mo of training in a HMG Company.

Graduated 25 Sep 50 and was commissioned a Lt.

Used weapons were issued to the troops during Oct 50 just before their departure. Approx 20% of the division personnel received no weapons.

10 Oct 50, PW was assigned to the HMG Co, 47th Division at SINUIJU, upon graduation, as the company commander. The 3rd Regt, 47th Division was in the process of being activated then.

The 3rd Regt consisted of approx 2,000 men (mostly recruits). Officers below company grade were also inexperienced.

The entire division departed SINUIJU 20 Oct 50 by regiment and passed through the following places:

SOUTH SINUIJU

PAENGMA (XE3337)

PIHYON (XE3930)

NAMCHARK

NAMSI-DONG (XE3615)

CHARYON GWAN (XE4514)

TANGNI-DONG (XE5413)

PW arrived at SONCHON (XE6407) 25 Oct 50.

47th Div departed SONCHON 26 Oct 50 and arrived at KUSONG (XE9229) 29 Oct 50.

Division went into positions on the night of 30 Oct 50.

311700 Oct 50, the 47th Div was attacked by an UN unit, and the fight lasted until 011200 Nov 50. The 3rd Regt became disorganized and later reorganized in TAEGWAN-DONG (XE8854).

3rd Regt suffered 200 casualties.

Dispositions and Locations of the other two regiments unknown.

31 Oct 50, PW and 2 other officers deserted their units during the battle to surrender. They were discovered by another officer who began escorting them to the rear. However, they escaped again and arrived at SINUIJU 6 Nov 50.

PW returned to his home at SINUIJU where he remained for two days before being discovered by a NK military police officer.

PW was escorted to the 3rd Regt, 47th Div which was at SINSAN-NI (YE0750) 14 Nov 50.

PW was stripped of his rank and imprisoned for five days.

When released, he was placed in command of the Replacement Company, 3rd Regiment. PW performed duties without his rank. He was restored to his former grade 3 days after being assigned new duties.

20 replacements were received from I Corps Reserve Regiment from 20 Nov 50 to 30 Nov 50, when the regiment departed SINSAN-NI southward.

The main highway was used. The unit rested during the day and marched during the night.

47th Div arrived at the 38th parallel 30 Dec 50.

It arrived at SEOUL 17 Jan 50 and remained for 1 day.

Departed SEOUL 18 Jan 51 over the main highway and arrived at INCHON 20 Jan 51.

In Jan 51, the PW was transferred to the Regt Hq and assumed duties as Chief of Historical Section.

Defensive positions began to be constructed on 28 Jan 51, facing the harbor.

47th Div was engaged in collecting food from the warehouses and transporting and storing it in an open area, 4km N of INCHON. It was heard that the various units in the SEOUL area received this food later.

PW deserted 2 Feb 51 and surrendered to the 39th Tank Bn at ANYANG-NI.

The 3rd Regt Hq was located in SUNGGI-RI (BS9745).

1st Bn Hq was at MUNGHAN-NI (BS9845)

2nd Bn Hq was at HAGING-NI (BS9445).

3rd Bn Hq was at KWANGYO NI.

All were in defensive positions, facing the harbor (last seen 2 Feb 51).

The 47th Division’s mission was to defend INCH’ON from amphibious landings. They were to remain there until the CCF reached PUSAN.

I Corps (Code Name: 393 KUN PUDAE): 47th Div (Code Name: 32 KUN PUDAE)

17th Div

8th Div

47th Div: 1st, 2nd and the 3rd (Code Name: 113th Regt) Regiments.

3RD REGT:

Each Inf Bn: 3 Inf Co, HMG Co, Mortar Co, Sig Plat, Med Plat and Supply Plat.

Each Inf Co: 3 Inf Plat and HMG Plat.

Each Plat: 3 Rifle Sqd

Each HMG Plat: 2 HMG Sqd

Each Rifle Sqd: 8 men

Each HMG Sqd: 9 men

3rd Regiment strength was approx 2,500 as of 2 Feb 51.

47th Division strength was approx 10,000 as of 2 Feb 51. Up until the time PW deserted his unit on 2 Feb 51, the division had not been in battle and its strength was intact as when it had departed North KOREA.

The T/O & E information compiled above was until 2 Feb 51.

No casualties were known to have occurred in the 3rd Regt either through battle of illness.

IM, Hae (림해), Maj Gen

CG, 47th Div

HO, Nam Sul (허남술), Lt Col

CO, 3rd Regt. Was said to be formerly a guard unit company commander.

KIM, Ch’ang Uk (김창욱), Col

C/S, 47th Div

PAK, Sun Sang (박순상), Maj

Chief cf Staff, 3rd Regt

IM, Ch’ang Hi (림창해), Maj

Operations Chief of Staff, 3rd Regt

Approx 20 replacements were received by the 3rd Regiment in the SINSAN-NI area, o/a 25 Nov 50.

None received since then.

While in North KOREA, food was received from the village People’s Assn where food was stockpiled for the army.

Money was allotted to the rear echelon headquarters to individual units (Bn, Regt or Div) for purchasing food.

Each soldier was usually given 6 days supply of food. 3 meals were eaten per day in insufficient amounts.

The 47th Division acquired 20,000 bags of rice while in INCHON for consumption by its troops.

The 3rd Regt had 2 months supply of rice on hand when PW deserted his unit.

No ammo stockpiles or transportation seen. Up until the time PW left his unit, no ammo had been used. The troops’ initial issues were still intact.

PW had seen requisitions for weapons by some companies to the Division. No shortage in large amounts was noted.

Morale was low because most of the troops were forced into the service. A majority were ill-trained and had no battle experience. Most of the company grade officers, and officers below that were inexperienced, ill-trained, former middle school students. Their morale was very low.

PW speculated that if the 47th Div were attacked or committed to battle, 80% of the troops will either surrender or run away, as they have had no experience.

NK troops did not have much faith as to the capabilities of the CCF troops. The consensus of the troops is that the Chinese are good fighters, but they lack the equipment and arms.

Communications between Div, Regt and Bn by telephones.

No communications between the 3 Regt in the Div other than runners.

The telephones presently used were civilian type.

An undetermined number of eruptive typhus cases were heard of in the 3rd Regiment during Jan 51 at INCH’ON. No details were known on the medical treatment of the cases. No deaths had resulted from this illness.

No severe cases of frozen feet were noted within the Regt.

PW surrendered voluntarily.

Ever since living in N KOREA, PW was opposed to communism. PW tried to escape to S KOREA once, but was discovered and was returned home. PW tried to escape again while in the military service, but was apprehended again.

Hearing of UN units being in ANYANG-NI, PW deserted his unit and surrendered at ANYANG-NI

He had seen no leaflets.

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