ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3302 12 February 1951
FIELD REPORT (164 - MISDI - 1474) 4 February 1951
| PW NAME: | KIM, Taek Yun (金沢潤)(김택윤) (NKA) |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| ORGANIZATION: | 47th Div, 22nd Arty Regt, 3rd Bn, 9th Co, Hg Plat, Recon Sqd |
| DUTIES: | Recon Soldier |
| EDUCATION: | Primary school (6 years) |
| AGE: | 20 |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| ADDRESS: | P‘YONGAN PUKTO, YONGBONG GUN, NAMSONG MYON, PONGJI DONG, #3 (平安北道 寧辺郡 南松面 鳳至洞 三番地) |
| DATE AND PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 291200 I Jan 51 at CS 1032 |
| INTERROGATOR: | CHS |
| INTERROGATED AT: | HAYANG (DQ8374) |
PW was cooperative, however, information on Arty was limited because he did not receive any Arty training nor was he in combat.
Information seems reliable.
47th Division: Unk number Rifle Regt, 1 Arty Regt.
22nd Arty Regt: 3 Arty Bn, Recon Plat, Sig Plat, Wireless Unit.
3rd Bn: 3 Btry, Recon Sqd, Sig Plat, Wireless Sqd.
9th Btry: 2 Plat and Hq Plat
Plat: 2 Sqd
Hq Plat: 3 Sqd, Recon Sqd, Wireless Sqd, Sig Plat.
| Reconnaissance Squad: | original (As of 3 Oct 50) | present (As of 25 Jan 51) |
| Personnel: | ||
| EM | 5 | 4 |
| Equipment and ammo | ||
| SMG (Russian) | 5(795 rd ea) | 4 |
| Grenades | 2 ea man | Unk |
| Wireless Squad: | ||
| Personnel: | ||
| EM | 7 | 5 |
| Equipment and ammo: | ||
| M1891/30 rifles | 7(200 rd ea) | 5 |
| Grenades | 2 ea man | Unk |
| Signal Squad: | ||
| Personnel: | ||
| EM | 5 | 4 |
| Equipment and ammo: | ||
| M1891/30 rifles | 5 (200 rd ea) | 5 |
| Grenades | 2 ea man | 4 |
| Hg Plat: | ||
| Platoon Leader (armed with TT Pistol). | ||
| PW and a fellow soldier from the Wireless Squad deserted his unit. | ||
| Weapons in PW Plat were in good condition. | ||
| PW Regt was never engaged in battle. | ||
| 2nd Gun Platoon: | ||
| Personnel: | ||
| EM | 20 | 20 |
| Officers | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 21 |
| Equipment and ammo: | ||
| M1891/30 rifles | 20 (200 rd ea) | 20 |
| TT Pistol | 1 | 1 |
| 9th Btry: | ||
| Personnel: | ||
| EM | 37 | 35 |
| Officers | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 40 | 38 |
| 9th Co and the 1st Plat remained at YONGBYON (YE4010) because the Plat had one 122mm gun and the gun was not able to go south because of the lack of transportation. | ||
| 3rd Battalion: | ||
| Personnel: | ||
| EM and Officers | 200(approx) | Unk |
| Ammo and Equipment: | ||
| 76mm Guns | 6 | 6 |
| Oxen | 6 | 6 |
2nd and 3rd Battalion CP (22nd Arty Regt) were at the foot of a high mountain approx 4 km Southeast of SOSA (CS0350).
47th Div Hq was at SOSA.
D/u Jan 51, when the Arty Regt arrived at SOSA, the 1st Arty Bn headed for INCHON (BS9050) to protect the sea coast from possible UN forces amphibious invasion.
PW did not see other NKA units.
Jan 51, when the Arty Regt arrived at SOSA, PW heard from his Plat Leader that, although they would be away from SOSA, when the time for battle came, the Regiment would fight at SOSA.
Conscripted into the Recon Sqd, Hq Plat, 9th Co, 3rd Bn, 22nd Arty Regt, 47th Division 3 Oct 50 at NUMYON.
Received no training.
While travelling from SAKCHU (XE7472) to the point of capture (CS1032), the following places were passed.
| DEPARTED | DATE | MODE OF TRAVEL | ARRIVED | DATE |
| SAKCHU(XE7472) | Nov50 | Marched | YONGBYON | Dec50 |
| YONGBYON | Dec50 | Marched | SAKCHU | Dec50 |
| SAKCHU | Dec50 | Marched | NUMYON | Dec50 |
| NUMYON | Dec50 | Marched | ANJU(WD2989) | Dec50 |
| ANJU | Dec50 | Marched | PYONGYANG(YD4020) | Dec50 |
| PYONGYANG | Dec50 | Marched | SARIWON(YE4065) | Dec50 |
| SARIWON | Dec50 | Marched | SEOUL(CS2060) | Dec50 |
| SEOUL | Dec50 | Marched | SOSA | Jan51 |
| SOSA | Jan51 | Marched | 4km SE of SOSA | Jan51 |
25 Jan 51 two soldiers deserted and voluntarily surrendered to the Turkish Brigade at CS1032.
While at 4km Southeast of SOSA, PW hauled rice and at times was instructed in directing Arty fire from OP to the guns through the Signal Squad. No actual practice, only lectures.
Kim, Chon Kyong (金川京), Jr Lt, Plat Idr, Hq Plat.
PW last received 795 rd of SMG ammo at SAKCHU.
He saw only 17 or 18 boxes of 76mm ammo, (4 in one box) at a point 4km southeast of SOSA 25 Jan 51.
While at SAKCHU food was brought into the area for the 2nd and 3rd Battalions from INCHON by snow sleds.
T/O & E for the Arty Bn called for 4 x 122mm howitzers and 8 x 76mm guns. (Two guns per plat or one squad of 10 men.)
PW heard that the plat header, who was a former sqd ldr, had this training at SINUIJU(XE1839).
PW Regiment was never in combat.
Although PW Bn was strafed by UN Airplanes during night marches., no arty pieces, were destroyed. During day light hours, guns were camouflaged with grass. No attack, during day light hours, from UN ground troops.
PW heard that the 76mm gun’s maximum range was 6,000 meters.
PW heard that during battle, the Bn CO, Hq Plat leader, Sig Sqd Ldr, Recon Sqd Ldr and Wireless Sqd Ldr go to the OP, and direct the fire of each battery.
PW did not receive specific arty training nor was he in combat.
Company-Battalion-Regiment-Division: Telephone
Morale in PW Btry was low because most of them were elderly men who did not believe in Communism. Most of them were waiting for the opportunity to desert.
They have not received any immunization since they came into the Army.
There was no sickness or frost bitten feet in his company. They usually found horses in which to wars themselves.
D/in Dec 50 at NUMYON, PW saw great number of CCF marching troops. Since it was night, he could not say how many there were.
a. Did you surrender voluntarily? If so, why?
a. PW voluntarily surrendered because he was disgusted with the war.
b. Did you see any UN leaflets or hear UN loudspeaker broadcasts?
a. PW saw UN leaflets at SAKCHU Dec 50, but did not hear any loudspeaker broadcasts.
c. Can you describe what they said?
a. The leaflet stated that the Peoples’ Army personal should surrender to the UN forces and he treated well and be given good food.
d. What was your reaction to them?
a. It made no difference what the leaflet stated because he wanted to come to South Korea long before, this war started.
e. Did you hear other soldiers discuss leaflets or broadcasts? What did they say or do?
a. PW felt that except for the Co CO and Plat leaders, the others want to surrender to the UN Forces.
For the AC of S, G-2:
HONG
