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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3744　2 March 1951

FIELD REPORT (164 MISDI 1605)　27 February 1951

Cooperative; appeared to be in good physical condition. He was jovial and seemed to think that he had joined the UN forces instead of having surrendered to them.

Illiterate, and understood little of the military activities. Concerned himself in the NKA chiefly with carrying out simple orders given him while he was orderly to the CO of the Rear Echelon Unit, 38th Division.

Information, though limited, appears reliable.

PW was conscripted into the NKA 22 Aug 50 at P’OCH’ON MYON (CS8182). There, received 1 month of basic training.

Departed from POCH’ON MYON 22 Sep 50, marched with approx 600 other recruits, and arrived at CH’UNCHON (CS8993) 26 Sep 50.

Departed from CH’UNCHON 26 Sep 50, marched over mountain trails, and arrived at CHANGJIN (CV5171) o/a 25 Nov 50. There, assigned to 2nd Sqd, 2nd Plat, Transportation Co, Rear Echelon Bureau of 38th NKA Division. No duties in the Transportation Company because detailed as orderly for the commanding Officer for the Rear Echelon Bureau.

Departed from CHANGJIN o/a 4 Dec 50, marched over mountain trails (traveling at night only) with the 38th Division Headquarters, and arrived at CH’ILP-YONG (CA2759) o/a 8 Dec 50.

Departed from CH’ILP-YONG o/a 16 Dec 50 with the 38th Division Headquarters, marched (at night only), and arrived at HONGCH’ON (DS0372) during Jan 51. There, 38th NKA Division was deactivated o/a 5 Feb 50 and its personnel sent to the 6th, 10th, and 12th Divisions as replacements. CO of the Rear Echelon Bureau, 38th Division was assigned to the V NKA Corps Headquarters.

Did not wait an assignment. Deserted and was walking home when he “met” soldiers of the 6th ROK Division to whom he surrendered 200900 I Feb 51 at TOLMORU.

38th NKA Div was deactivated o/a 5 Feb 51 while the division was at HONGCH’ON. Most of its personnel were incorporated into the 6th, 10th, and 12th NKA Divisions.

V NKA Corps Hq was at TONG NI (DT4400) o/a 5 Feb 51.

KIM, Song Ki (김성기), Lt Col, CO of the 38th Division’s Rear Echelon Bureau until he was transferred to the V Corps Hq, 5 Feb 51.

Remnants of 38th NKA Division (approx 1,500 men) were incorporated into the 6th, 10th, and 12th NKA Divisions as replacements when the 38th Division was deactivated o/a 5 Feb 51.

Personnel of 38th NKA Division Hq subsisted by confiscating food from farmers. 38th Division personnel ate three meals per day and the quantity of the food was adequate.

38th Division Hq received cotton-padded winter uniforms while the division was at CHILPYONG during the first part of Dec 50. Uniforms were delivered by CCF in 2 x 2½ ton trucks. These trucks were destroyed by UN aircraft shortly before the trucks were to return to obtain more uniforms.

PW saw 3 captured ROK soldiers at TONG NI during the latter part of Jan 51. These ROK soldiers were suffering from frozen feet and could not walk, so they were left in a TONG NI farm house by 38th Div Hq personnel who were enroute to HONGCH'ON.

PW noted no disease in the 38th Div Hq other than coughs and colds.

As far as PW knows, 38th Div personnel received no immunization.

Very few 38th Div Hq personnel did, however, received no treatment.

PW surrendered voluntarily. Thought of surrendering to UN forces as joining them. “Joined” the 6th ROK Division because the division was advancing, and because he had deserted from the NKA approx 2 weeks previously.

Saw UN leaflets dropped in the vicinity of HONGCH’ON during the latter part of Jan 51, but did not read them.

PW observed approx 1,500 CCF infantry soldiers marching southward through CH’ILP-YONG during the early part of Dec 50.

No further information.

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