ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 4166 23 March 1951
FIELD REPORT (521 MISDI 0536) 14 March 1951
| NAME: | CHAN, Kwan Ho |
| AGE: | 20 |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| DUTY: | Rifleman |
| UNIT: | III Corps, 1st Div, 2d Regt, 2d Bn, 4th Co, 3d Plat (NKA) |
| DATE & PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 6 Mar 51, 6 km NW of UNGYO-RI (DS 3742) |
| CAPTURED BY: | 17th RCT. |
Education: Middle School 2 yr
Physical Condition: Good
Occupation: Student
Cooperative and intelligent. Talked freely and seems glad he surrendered. Information considered fairly reliable.
a. Chronology:
9 Jul 50 - Conscripted at WONSAN, NK and assigned to 249th Unit AA Machine Gun Co.
Mid Dec 50 - Reassigned to 1st Div, 2d Regt, 2d Bn near HAMHUNG.
2 Mar 51 - 1st Div arr vic of UNGYO-RI via CHUNCHON, HONGCHON, and YONGWOL.
6 Mar 51 - Surrendered 6 km NW of UNGYO-RI.
b. Organization, Strength and Weapons: (as of 6 Mar 51)
| Unit: | Strength: | Weapons: | |
| Pres St: | Orig St: | ||
| 1st Div: | |||
| 2d Regt | 500 men | 1000 men | |
| 3d Regt | |||
| 14th Regt | |||
| Recon Co | |||
| Sig Co | |||
| 2d Regt: | |||
| 1st Bn | |||
| 2d Bn | 200 men | 468 men | |
| 3d Bn | |||
| Sig Co | Unk no of filed phones, US, & wireless set. | ||
| SMG(PPSH) Plat | |||
| Med Unit | |||
| Recon Plat | |||
| 2d Bn: | |||
| 4th Co | 40 men | 90 men | |
| 5th Co | 40 men | 90 men | |
| 6th Co | 40 men | 90 men | |
| Mortar Co | 30 men | 30 men | 82mm, Russ, mortar, 15 rd, 6 Russ pistols, 20 Russ rifles, 150 rd ea. |
| HMG Co | 40 men | 50 men | 6 HMG, Russ, 1500 rd, 9 PPSH SMG, 300 rd, 25 Russ rifles, 150 rd ea. |
| Sig Plat | |||
| Med Plat | |||
| Supply Plat | |||
| AT Rifle Plat | 20 men | 28 men | 6 AT Degtyaryev Rifles, 4-5 Russ rifles, 2 grenades per man. |
| Inf Co | 40 men | 90 men | HMG, Russ, 1500 rd, 5 LMG, Russ, 800 rd, 10 SMG PPSH, 500 rd, 20 Russ rifles, 150 rd, 7 grenades per man. |
| Inf Plat | 12-15 men | 30 men | |
| Inf Sqd | 5-6 men | 10-12 men | LMG, PPSH SMG, 3-4 Russ rifles, 7 grenades per man. |
c. Code Names:
2d Regt - 127th JUN BUTAI
2d Bn - KOWON
4th Co - SINNUIJU
5th Co - PYONGYANG
6th Co - KAESONG
Mortar Co - TAEJON
HMG Co - CHUNCHON
AT Rifle - PANCHON
Plat
d. Personalities:
CHONG, Ki Pong #307, 34, Maj, 2d Bn CO.
e. Supply:
There were 3 (1 US, 2 Russ) trucks in the 2d Regt for hauling supplies & wounded to Div CP. 5 Mar 51, the 4th Co, 2d Bn, 2d Regt received 3-4 grenades per man. These grenades were transported by truck from Regt CP.
Truck movement only at night.
No CCF unit & arty obs.
f. Morale:
Low, due to lack of food and intense UN air arty bombardment. Observed safe conduct pass being dropped from UN transports but all personnel were prohibited to read the leaflets. Those found possessing safe conduct passes were subject to severe punishment.
g. Additional Info:
5 Mar 51, 6 km NW of UNGYO-RI heard from Plat Ldr that unk number of CCF were being assembled in the vic of PYONGCHANG (DS 4635).
For the AC of S, G-2:
MURANAKA
