ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1704 9 October 1950
FIELD REPORT (521 - LDI - 0131) 6 October 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PN NAME: | LEE, Yun Mo (李允模) (이윤모) |
| PW NO: | #3253 |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| DUTY: | Laborer |
| UNIT: | Indep Eng Bn, 2 Co |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | SEOUL |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 4 Oct ‘50 |
| UNIT MAKING CAPTURE: | 1 Marines |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | PONHER DO, SONG HWA KUN, CHIN PUN MYON, NA AN NI #202 (黃海道松禾郡眞風面內安里 #202) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | PYON AN NAN DO, CHIN NANPO SHI, UN YAN GI-RI #76 (平安南道鎭南市億兩機里 #76) |
| INTERROGATOR: | Sgt YAMADA |
Subject was very cooperative.
Physical condition: Good
Reliability: Very reliable
3. MILITARY HISTORY:20 Aug ‘50 - Inducted in the Army at SARIWON and attached to 4 Replacement Bn. There were 1, 2, 3, and 4 Replacement Bns, strength of each Bn was approx 1,000 men.
30 Aug ‘50 - All 4 Bns departed SARIWON.
4 Sep ‘50 - Arrived at KUMCHON (金川) and reorganized into an Inf Regt (number unknown) composed of 3 Bns.
1 and 2 Bn were Inf Bns and 3 Bn was HMG Bn.
Strength of each Bn was approx 1185 men. There was one independent engineer battalion of approx 450 men.
Subject was assigned to 1 Plt, 2 Co as common laborer.
24 Sep ‘50 - Inf Regt and Indep Eng Bn departed KUMCHON. No other units in area.
29 Sep ‘50 - Inf Regt and Indep Eng Bn arrived at KUMCHONNI (金村) approx 8km south of MUNSAN. No other troops observed.
2 Oct ‘50 - Inf Regt and Indep Eng Bn retreated to a hill on the north side of IMJIN river (approx 1 km NW of MUNSAN) after crossing bridge and constructed defense positions,
4. PERSONALITIES:| NAME | RANK | AGE | POSITION |
| LEE, On So (李應涉) | 1st Lt | 27 | Culture Section CO |
| KIM, Son To (金成道) | 〃 | 23 | Ind Eng Bn 2 Co, CO |
| KIM, On Gun (金應根) | 2nd Lt | 21 | Ind Eng Bn 1 Plt leader |
Subject often observed field grade Russian (1) officer at KUMCHON (金川) North Korea.
6. CODE NUMBER:Ind Eng Bn APO #8854
7. PERSONNEL AND WEAPONS: (a) Ind Eng Bn consisted of 3 companies of 140 men and a Tech Plt of 30 men.
(b) Weapons
Rifle: approx 50 Shovel: approx 440
Pick: 〃 54 Axe : 〃 27
8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:PW lived at CHINNAMPO for about 10 years. He hid in the mountains (USAN located 1km NW of CHINNAMPO city) for about 9 months to avoid the drafts but was finally forced to return home and was drafted with many others who had been in hiding. Source estimates that there were about 4,000 men in hiding and some of them came all the way from PYONGYANG.
For the AC of S, G-2:
SHORT
SKETCH OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND GUN EMPLACEMENTS: OBS (1 Aug 50)
