ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1496 29 September 1950
FIELD REPORT (164 - MISDI - 0953) 24 September 1950
| PW NAME: | KANG, Yong Chol (姜永撤) (강영철) |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| ORGN: | 13th Div, 23rd Regt, 3rd Bn, 9th Co, 1st Plt, 2nd Sqd |
| DUTIES: | Ammo bearer |
| EDUCATION: | None |
| AGE: | 22 |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| ADDRESS: | KANGWON DO, PYONGCHANG GUN, TACHAN MYON, SANAMRI RI #2 (江原道 平昌郡 大欑面 使男里 二) |
| DATE & PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 140023 K Sep 50 near WAEGWAN by US Forces. |
| INTERROGATOR: | S.I. |
Information limited and unreliable.
T/O & E AND STRENGTH OF: 13th Div, 23 Regt, 3rd Bn, 9th Co, 1st Plat, 2nd SqdThere were approx 2 platoons in Company and 2 squads in a platoon.
PERSONAL & UNIT HISTORY:PW and ten (10) man were inducted on 5 July 50 at KANGWON DO, PYONGCHANG GUN. No training received.
Departed KANGWAN DO on 5 Jul 50 and arrived WAEGWAN 22 Sep 50.
FOOD & UNIT HISTORY:Food supply very short. All food obtained from villages.
Ammo supply was setting short. There were approx 5 men who carried ammo as of 23 Sep 50. Each man carried approx 200 rounds of M1891/30 ammo. PW and 5 EM picked up ammo approx 2 Km North of WAEGWAN. All ammo picked up was stored under a bridge approc 20 M in length and 4 M in width.
MORALE:Morale was very low because of lack of food, ammo and heavy arty shelling and strafing by fighter planes.
For the AC of S, G-2:
SAKAMOTO
