ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1040 14 September 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 0743) 11 September 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | KIM, Yong Kol (金永杰) (김영걸) |
| PW NO: | 63 NK 750 |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| AGE: | 22 |
| DUTY: | Rifleman |
| UNIT: | 3rd Div, ? Regt, 1st Bn, 1st Co, 1st Plt, 1st Sqd |
| EDUCATION: | None |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | A mountain at 1143.8-1457.9 |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 8 Sep 50 |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | P'YONGAN NAMDO, YONGWON-Gun, SINSONG-Myon, MUNSAM-Ni (平安南道 寧遠郡 新城面 六三里) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as place of birth |
| INTERROGATOR: | Cpl HORISHIGE (ATIS) |
PW was not intelligent and had a very poor memory. His information is not reliable because of that. Not recommended for further interrogation.
3. TACTICAL INFORMATION:| Chronology: | 15 Sep 50 - PW was inducted at P’YONGYANG. Approx 600 recruits were issued uniforms. The 600 recruits departed P’YONGYANG 15 Jul 50, by train. |
| 15 Jul 50 - The 600 men reached a mountain S of 38° parallel. They stayed 3 days and departed by train. | |
| O/a 23 Jul 50 - The 600 men reached SEOUL. About 200 men were separated at SEOUL. Remainder of the men including PW marched to TAEJON. | |
| O/a 3 Aug 50 - The 400 men reached TAEJON via SUWON and CH'ONAN. | |
| O/a 5 Aug 50 - The group reached a position where the 3rd Div was located. PW only knew that the area was N of T’AEGU. When they reached here, there were about 300 men in the group. About 100 men dropped behind on the way from TAEJON to the area N of T’AEGU. The troops were told by the officers that they were attached to the 3rd Div as replacements. About 50 men, including PW, were attached to the 1st Bn, ? Regt, 3rd Div. | |
| O/a 8 Aug 50 - All the replacements received M1891/30 rifles, 100 rounds of ammunition and 4 band grenades per man. | |
| 5 Sep 50 - The 3rd Div advanced southward and took a new position on a mountain N of T’AEGU. There was a rumor among the troops that the 8th Regt, 3rd Div was surrounded by UN troops. | |
| 9 Sep 50 - Pw and 2 others were captured by US troops while hiding in fox holes. |
| Unit Organization and Strength: | 1st Bn - 4 rifle companies and 1 HMG Co. |
| Rifle Co - about 240 men. |
Morale and Propaganda: Morale of the troops was low due to shortage of food.
No leaflets seen by PW.
For the Commanding Officer:
WEELDREYER
Executive
