ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 861 1 September 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS) 26 August 1950
| Name: | KIM KOU BOK (金九福) |
| Rank: | 1st Lt (Company Commander) |
| Age: | 23 years |
| Address: | HAM PUK, KYONSON, KUN, TSU UL AN MYONG, ON PO RI |
| Length of Service: | 3 years 4 months. |
| Branch of Service: | Artillery. |
| Education: | Elementary school 6 years, Middle school 2 years. |
| Previous Occupation: | Lumberman (Laborer) |
| Foreign Language spoken: | Japanese (Read and Write) |
| Date of Capture: | 23 Aug 50. |
| Place of Capture: | DO PYONG NI, Hill 596. |
| Interrogator: | NAKAYAMA (FEAF) (Rpt No 138) |
| UNIT | NO | NAME | RANK | PERSONAL HISTORY |
| Regiment | 73rd Independent Reg’t | I TSU WAN | Lt Col | Age 25, was instructor in infantry in 1st Kun Kwan Hakkyo (OCS of North Korea) |
| Battalion | 3rd | HON YONG PYO | Major | Unknown. |
| Company | Mortar Co | KIM KOUE BOK | 1st Lt | Entered army 12 April 47 at SHINGISHU. Attended 1st Kun Kwan Hakkyo (1st OCS of NORTH KOREA) for 1 year in artillery. Upon graduation he was sent to NANCHONG (NANSENTEN) (38° 20'N - 126° 24'E) and was assigned as Platoon leader of 82MM Mortar Company. He was promoted to the rank of 1st Lt and was assigned as Company Commander on 2 August 50 at PYONG YANG. |
| UNIT | AUTHORIZED | PRESENT | |||
| Personnel | Equipment | Personnel | Equipment | ||
| Regiment | 2,500 | 2000 | M1891/30 rifles | 2,200 | 1,800 |
| 300 | PPSH M1941 Tommy guns | 290 | |||
| 18 | Maxim HMG M1910 | 18 | |||
| 1 | 120MM M1943 Heavy Mortar | 1 | |||
| 2 | 76MM 1942 Guns | 1 | |||
| 1000 | F-Defensive hand grenades | 800 | |||
| 108 | LMG (Czechoslovakia) | 108 | |||
| 8 | GAZ-63 Russian trucks | 8 | |||
| 1 | GAZ-67 Soviet Jeep | 1 | |||
| 4 | UNAF-31 Field Telephones | 4 | |||
| 200 | M1944 Carbine with folding bayonet | 180 | |||
| Battalion | 700 | 400 | M1891/30 Rifles | 400 | 300 |
| 100 | PPSH M1941 Tommy guns | 90 | |||
| 6 | Maxim HMG M1910 | 6 | |||
| 300 | F-1 Hand grenades | 200 | |||
| 36 | LMG (Czechoslovakia) | 36 | |||
| 100 | M1944 Carbine | 80 | |||
| Company | 65 | 26 | M1891/30 Rifles | 8 | |
| 3 | PPSH M1941 Tommy guns | ||||
| 40 | F-1 Hand grenades | ||||
| 30 | M1944 Carbine | ||||
The 73rd Independent Artillery Regiment was capable of launching a full scale battle based on man-power and equipment. However, all personnel of the unit were a new recruits except the officers. PW felt that if his regiment were to engage the UN regiments, it would surely be defeated. Very few had more than 5 to 10 days of training.
Supplies:The supplies the unit carried with them were as follows: Rice, bread, dried fish, shoyu, salt, Korean pickle (Kimchi). When every thing was exhausted no further supplies were received.
Clothing was not re-issued and, in place of wore socks, rags were issued.
Ammunition supply was only that which they had brought with them. The supplies were all brought from SHINGI SHU by train.
Mission:The Regimental and Battalion mission was TAEGU. After the fall of TAEGU, their next objective was PUSAN.
Organizational Chart:73rd Independent Reg’t
Movements:
| ARRIVAL | PLACE | DEPARTURE | MEANSE OF TRANS | EVENTS EN ROUTE |
| 16 Oct 49 | NAMCHONG | 20 Jun 50 | Foot | |
| 24 Jun | KUHWO RI | 26 Jun | Foot | |
| 26 Jun | HAPO RI | 26 Jun | Foot | Injured in battle |
| 26 Jun | KAIJO | 27 Jun | Foot | |
| 29 Jun | HEIJO | 4 Aug | Train | In hospital was strafed by U.S. Plane |
| 10 Aug | SEOUL | 13 Aug | Foot | |
| 13 Aug | WONGZU | 13 Aug | Foot | |
| 15 Aug | TSUNJU | 15 Aug | Foot | |
| 16 Aug | TANGYANG | 16 Aug | Foot | Observed 5 North Korean tanks of Russian make burned (SU-76 type tank). |
| 17 Aug | YONZU | 17 Aug | Foot | |
| 20 Aug | CHONGSONG | 20 Aug | Foot | |
| 20 Aug | TO PYONG RI | 23 Aug | Foot | Fought South Korean Army. |
73rd Independent Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Mortar Company is now located in TO PYONG RI area (36° 18'N - 129° 01'E). Also known as EITOKY. At the time source nae taken prisoner hie unit did not suffer any casualties.
Political and subversive activities:PW heard via radio broadcast and read in the newspaper that all the manufacturing plants and public utilities were sabotaged in SEOUL, TAEGU, PUSAN, HEIJO and all the large cities of SOUTH KOREA.
Signed: TARKENTON/WALKER
