ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2862 15 January 1951
FIELD REPORT (164 MISDI - 1279) 11 December 1950
| PW NAME: | KIM, Hyong Kwan (金炯観) (김현팡) (North Korean) |
| RANK: | Pvt (戦士) |
| ORGANIZATION: | NKA, 10th Div, 25th Regt, 1st Bn, 2nd Co, 2nd Plat, 1st Sqd |
| DUTIES: | Rifleman |
| EDUCATION: | None |
| AGE: | 31 |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| ADDRESS: | HAMGYONG NAMDO, SAMSU GUN, KUNSU MYON, YAHUNG NI, #84 (함경남도 삼수군 군수면 암훈리) |
| DATE & PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 021700 Dec 50 at TONG MYON (approx 12 Km SE of CHUNCHON (CS 8995) |
| INTERROGATOR: | G.W.A. |
Semi-cooperative; as PW is illiterate and was unobservant, information is not detailed.
Though very limited, information seems to be fairly reliable.
25th Regiment is composed of 3 Battalions.
1st Battalion is composed of the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Rifle Companies.
2nd Company is composed of the Rifle Platoons.
Each platoon is supposed to be composed of 4 squads, but because of a shortage of personnel, each platoon is composed of only 1 squad.
| 2nd Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Regt | ||
| Personnel: | original | present (2 Dec 50) |
| EM | approx 145 | approx 45 |
| Officers | 5 | 5 |
| Total | approx 150 | approx 50 |
| Equipment & Ammo: | ||
| DP LMGs | 3 | 3 |
| PPsh SMGs | Unknown | 6 |
| M 1891/30 Rifles | approx 140 | approx 40 (100 rds per) |
| Pistols | 5 | 2 |
| AT Grenades | 25 | 24 |
| Hand Grenades | Unknown | 10 |
| 1st Battalion, 25th, 10th Division | ||
| Personnel: | ||
| EM | approx 142 | |
| Officers | approx 18 | |
| Total | approx 160 | |
| Equipment | ||
| MAXIM HMG | 1 | |
| Field Glasses | 1 pair | |
| Field Telephone | 1 | |
| 25th Regiment, 10th Division | ||
| Personnel: | ||
| Officers & EM | approx 1,000 | approx 600 |
| Equipment: | ||
| US 81 mm Mortars | 1 (10 rds per) | |
| 45 mm AT Guns | 1 (20 rds per) | |
| Horses | 5 | |
| ¼ton trucks | 2 | |
| 1½ton trucks | 1 | |
| Field Telephone | Unknown | |
25th Regiment Headquarters in the mountains approximately 20 Km NE of CHUNCHON (CS 8993).
10th Division Headquarters in an unidentified village approximately 30 Km NE of YANGGU (DT 1117).
Inducted into the NKA on 6 Aug 50, at NANAM.
Received absolutely no training.
Departed from NANAM with approximately 1,000 other recruits on 26 Aug 50, marched and arrived at KUMCHON (approx 60 Km NW of TAEGU) during Sep 50.
Departed from KUMCHON (retreating) on the day PW arrived at KUMCHON, marched with approximately 30 recruits, and arrived at CHOMBANG (approx 28 Km North of YANGGU on the road to the Diamond Mountains) o/a 10 Nov 50. There, PW was assigned to the 10th Division which was in the process of being reorganized and was then composed of approximately 8,000 men.
Departed from CHOMBANG on 12 Nov 50, marched with the 25th and 27th Regiments (route unknown) and arrived at CHUNCHON on the "heels" of withdrawing ROK Police o/a 22 Nov 50.
Departed from CHUNCHON and arrived approximately 12 Km South of CHUNCHON with the 1st Battalion of the 25th Regiment o/a 23 Nov 50. Then marched (retreated) with the 1st Battalion o/a 25 Nov 50, arriving in the mountains approximately 20 Km NE of CHUNCHON, o/a 27 Nov 50.
Deserted from the NKA on 2 Dec 50, and walked to TONG MYON (approx 12 Km SE of CHUNCHON) where PW surrendered to ROK Police at 021700 Nov 50.
PAK, Yong Kwan (박용판), Capt, Commanding Officer (3 small stars), 2nd Co, 1st Bn, 25th Regt.
KIM, Ham Li (김함리), Jr Lt, Plat Ldr, 2nd Plat, 2nd Co, 1st Bn, 25th Regt.
The 25th Regiment had received no replacements (as of 2 Dec 50) since its reorganization during Nov 50.
Received an average of 3 rice balls daily since joining the 10th Division o/a 10 Nov 50. Source of the rations unknown.
The 25th Regiment received 1 U.S. 81 mm Mortar plus an unknown amount of mortar ammo o/a 22 Nov 50.
Because of insufficient clothing to protect men from the extreme cold, personnel of the 25th Regiment had low morale.
At least 50% of the personnel in the 10th Division were civilian clothing. Most of the men that are uniformed have only summer uniforms.
a. Did you surrender voluntarily? If so, why?
PW surrendered voluntarily because he feared freezing to death if he remained in the NKA as he had no winter clothing. (PW was wearing mixed NKA summer uniform and civilian clothing).
b. Did you see any United Nations leaflets or hear any loudspeaker broadcast?
PW observed no UN leaflets and heard no loudspeaker broadcast.
c. Did you hear other soldiers discuss leaflets or broadcast? What did they say or do?
PW heard some of the 25th Regiment soldiers say that they had seen UN leaflets promising humane treatment to PWs, but the soldiers doubted the validity of promises made in the leaflets.
For the AC of S, G-2:
HONG
