ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2886 16 January 1951
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS FWD #1 – 0316) 13 January 1951
| PW NAME: | YOM, Tal Hong (廉達弘)(염달홍) |
| RANK: | Pvt (戰士) |
| DUTY: | Infantry (Rifleman) |
| UNIT: | V CORPS, 6th Div, 1st Regt, (Code No 659), 2nd Bn, 6th Co. |
| AGE: | 32 |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| EDUCATION: | Illiterate |
| DATE AND PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 1 Jan 51 at HONGCHON(洪川) |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | HAMGYONG NAMDO, TANCHON-GUN, SIMMANGMYON, KAPPYONG-RI (咸鐘南道 端川郡 신만面 개평里) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | Cpl M. KOMURA (ATIS) |
PW being illiterate had little information. Information obtained fairly reliable.
Chronology:
29 Aug 50 – Conscripted at WONSAN(元山) and assigned to the 249th Unit.
31 Aug 50 – PW and 500 others were sent to the KANGNUNG (江陵) vicinity by foot, taking the Eastern coast route. Arrived in that vicinity o/a 14 Sep 50. After two weeks of beach patrol duty, PW’s unit had orders to retreat to KANGGYE (江界), by the mountain paths of the TAEBAL mountain range.
O/a 3 Dec 50 – Arrived at KANGGYE. Enroute, PW was attached to the 33rd Brigade in the small village of TAMPUNGYONG (丹楓領). 20 Nov 50, at KANGGYE, half of the 33rd Brigade was reorganized into the 12th Division and the other half into the 6th Division.
O/a Dec 50 – The 6th Division started for HWACH’ON (華川) by way of TOKCH’ON (德川), YANGDOK (陽德), and ICHON (伊川), taking mountain paths and the main highway. O/a 25 Dec 50 arrived at HWACH’ON. After staying at HWACH’ON for three (3) days, PW’s unit started off for HONGCHON (洪川). While eating their noon meal, PW’s platoon was captured 1 Jan 51.
Unit Organization and Strength:
6th Division composed of 3 regiments
1st Regiment composed of 3 battalions
2nd Battalion composed of 3 companies
6th Company (as of 1 Jan 50)
Personnel: Officers – 5
EM – 45
Total 50
Equipment and Weapons:
SMGs – 8 (140 rds each)
Russian Rifles – 36 (60 rds each)
US Rifles M1 – 3 (48 rds each)
US Carbine – 1 (rds unknown)
Pistol – 1 (rds unknown)
Communication:
Runners were used between company and battalion, and a telephone was used for communication between battalion and regiment.
Psychological Warfare:
PW did not see any UN leaflets or hear anything about UN broadcasts.
For the Commanding Officer:
BATEMAN
