ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2346 24 November 1950
FIELD REPORT (521 MISD - 0275) 18 November 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| NAME: | Song, U Chun (宋又春) (송우춘) |
| AGE: | 30 |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| DUTY: | Ammo Carrier |
| UNIT: | 570 Unit, 1st Bn, 1st Co, HMG Plat |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | Bong Gang (鳳崗) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 16 Nov 50 |
| HOME ADDRESS: | HAMGYON PUKTO, CHONGJIN SHI, NAMSOK RI (咸鏡北道 淸津市 南夕里) |
| INTERROGATOR: | MURANAKA |
PW was cooperative. Education, 10 yrs. PW bitter towards NKA and is willing to do anything that will be of help to UN. troops, Reliability, good.
3. MILITARY HISTORY:1 Oct 50 - Inducted at NANAM (羅南) and assigned to 1st Bn, 570 Unit. Dug underground shelters in hill W of NANAM (YONGCHON RI). 2nd Bn was heard to be at CHONGJIN SHI, SONGJON RI (松亭里).
11 Oct 50 - 1st Bn departed NANAM.
12 Oct 50 - Arrived CHONGJIN (淸津).
5 Nov 50 - Departed CHONGJIN.
6 Nov 50 - Arrived KYONGSONG (鏡城). Dug trenches on hill side.
10 Nov 50 - Departed MYONGSONG.
12 Nov 50 - Arrived HAEMOON (会文).
13 Nov 50 - Departed HAEMOON.
15 Nov 50 - Arrived BONG GANG; attacked by UN troops. 1st Bn almost completely annihilated. PW deserted.
15 Nov 50 - Captured.
ORGANIZATION, PERSONNEL & WEAPONS:Org: 1st Bn, 570 Unit - 3 Enr Cos, 1/82mm Mortar Co, and 1/HMG Co.
Strength: 1st Bn - approx 450 men. 1st Co - approx 120 men.
Weapons: 3X82mm mortars in Mortar Co; 4XHMG (water cooled) in HMG Co; 1XLMG in each plat; 5-6 PPSHs in each plat; 2XHMG (water cooled) in each Inf Co; each man was armed with rifle and 150 rds and 2 hand grenades.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:13 Nov 50, observed 3 medium tanks at HAEMOON, moving N.
13 Nov 50, observed 2 howitzers and 5 guns hauled by trucks loaded with troops heading S.
Hqs of HAMGYON PUKDO Labor Party located at CHONGJIN SHI, NAMSOK RI (南夕里) (4 Kms W of KOTOKU Station). Bldg-round galvanized iron roof.
Hqs of HAMGYON PUKDO Peoples Committee (咸鏡北道 人民 委員會) located at PURYON (冨寧) (40 Kms NW of CHONGJIN). (hearsay)
For the A C of S G-2:
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