Evening star., 1950-09-04
Atrocities
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atrocity of the most vicious sort. :"
said an American investigator.
The investigator could not be
named because he is an intelli--
gence officer.
The story was pieced together
from a bedside interview with the
two American survivors. Other
details were added by a South
Korean interpreter. Chung Kyu
Yum. who escaped after wrenching
his bonds apart.
One Of the survivors, Michigan
soldier who cannot be named
until relatives are advised that he
was shot, said the detachment was
asleep when attacked by 10 Reds
three of whom were girl guer-
rillas-about 10 years old.
They tied our hands, grouped
us together and then one shot us
down." he said. i could not see
which one did it"
But the other survivor, a cor
poral from New York City who
was shot in the stomach, whis-
pered that one of the girls shot
them.
The interpreter said a rain
storm blew over a small tent
where the South Korean guards
slept. Chung and one guard who
acted as an orderly moved into
the Americans tent to sleep.
Three other South Koreans,
supposedly guarding the radio
station. decided it was too wet
They set up the small
tent again. They took off their
wet clothes and were inside,
naked. when the guerrillas. dis
guised in South Korean uni
forms. burst into the Americans
tent.
The sleepy Americans and two
South Koreans leaped up to find
Russian-made tommy guns thrust
in their faces. The three girls
had knives and hand grenades
tucked in their belts, Chung said.
One had tommy-gun. The other
two pointed captured American
carbines.
They tied our hands behind
u.s." Chung went on. Then they
heard shouts outside. The guards
had started firing. They (the
Reds) ran outside to see what was
happening.
Three Guards Driven Off.
u wrenched my bonds apart
to get help. They shot at me
but missed"
Chung ran all the way to the
surgical hospital. A patrol of
South Korean guards was sent.
A few minutes later. another pa
troll of volunteers from the hos
pital was led by Capt. Homer
Mihm of Los Angeles.
Back on the hill, the guerrillas
drove off the three guards, went
back into the tent and ordered
the seven Americans and one re-
Korean prisoner to stand.
Then one woman shot them down
with her tommy-gun. leaving the
bodies sprawled IN heap. hands
still bound.
The Reds-apparently an intel
iigence unit trying to capture
codes and get information-rif1ed
the files and carried off all docu-
ments. The tent was Uttered with
blank forms and personal belong
ings they discarded.
Unable to Find GuerrillaS.
They put the dead soldiers two
light machineguns and rifles in
pile to carry away. But they ap-
heard the South Korean
patrol coming. They fed into the
night leaving the pile of firearms
behind.
A few minutes later. Capt.
Mihm's patrol reached the peak
too. "It was the worst sight of
my life," he said. This mornings
patrol searched the area but so
far had not found the guerrillas.
Members of a volunteer patrol
from the hospital who went up
the mountain were Capt. Mihm,
1t. Earl D. Ess Of Tacoma. Wash;
Pfc. Charles w. Rydberg of Chi
cago; Pfc. Milton j. Sanders of
Beach, Calf; Sergt.
Charles w. Hales of Wilson, N. c.;
Sergt. Russell D. Sellman of San
Calf; Pfc. Herbert
P. Walter of East Canton, Ohio;
Pfc. Robert E. Luplow of Saginaw,
Corpl. William c. Moore
of Dexter, N. M; Pfc. Robert
Bone of Marion, ILL.,; Pfc. Harold
c. Kemery of East Brady, Pa;
Pfc. Ricardo Morales of Albu-
querque, N. M; Pfc. Jerry P.
Pfc. James A. Jeffrey,
Of Logan County, w. Va; Corpl.
Burnice L. Worthington of Green
vile. N. c., and Corpl. Cleatus
v. Armstrong of Mammoth
Spring. Ark.