[0873-71.CM 02/25/96] [NETWORK NOTE: This document was scanned and retyped to make it an ASCII file. The Block format of a USG document was altered to just "text") REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES DECLASSIFIED PER EXECUTIVE ORDER 12356, SECTION 3.3, NND PROJECT NUMBER NN8937 597, BY RB1VSW, DATE 1/23/96 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE REPORT Note: This Document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the espionage laws. Title 18, U.S.C., Sec 793 and 794. The transmission or revelatin of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. CONFIDENTIAL This report contains unprocessed information. Plans and/or policies should not be evolved or modified solely on the basis of this report. 1. COUNTRY: VN, HA BAC Province 8. REPORT NUMBER: 6 029 0873 71 2. SUBJECT: (U) PW Sighting in HA BAC 9. DATE OF REPORT: 22 Nov 71 Province, NVN (handwritten-W32922) 10.NO. OF PAGES: 4 3. ISC NUMBER: 723.600 11.REFERENCES: DIRM: 6G1, 6G3 SICR: D-6C2-26423 BRIGHT LIGHT 4. DATE OF INFORMATION: Early Oct 67 12. ORIGINATOR: US Element, CMIC, USMACV 5. PLACE AND DATE OF ACQ: CMIC, SAIGON, VS 6 Aug 71 13. PREPARED BY: NELSM. SATHER SP5, USA 6. EVALUATION: SOURCE F INFORMATION 6 7. SOURCE: PW Interrogation 14. APPROVING AUTHORITY: (SIGNED LaVern A. Gustafson, Maj. for) PAUL G. SPERO LTC, USA Dir, US Elm, CMIC 15. SUMMARY (C) This report contains information on a US PW captured in early Oct 67, near LANG CAU Village (vic XJ140491), SEN HO District, HA BAC Province, NVN, to include circumstances of sighting, description of the PW, clothing worn, physical condition, capture data, evacuation procedures, treatment policy, biographical correlation, and photo identification. THIS IS A BRIGHT LIGHT REPORT. MACV FOR JPRC. 1. (C) Background Information: a. Name: NGUYEN VAN THUY (NGUYEENX, VEAN THUYL), CMIC 0318-71 b. Rank: CPL c. Position and Unit of Assignment: Soldier; A-31 Unit, VUNG TAU City Unit, BA LONG (VC) Province, NVN d. DPOB: 19 Feb 49; THUONG NAT Hamlet, TIEN SON Village, VIET YEN District, HA BAC Province, NVN 16. DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR: DIA 1 cy DIRNSA 1 cy SAC 1 cy CINPAC 1 cy CINPAC AF 2 cys CINCUSARPAC 2 cys COMUSMACTHAI 1 cy MACJ212-2 2 cys MACJ213-1 1 cy MACJ23 1 cy MACJ231 10 cys 17. DOWNGRADING DATA: GROUP 3 DOWNGRADED AT 12 YEAR INTERVALS NOT AUTOMATICALLY DECLASSIFIED THIS DOCUMENT IS RELEASEABLE TO REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AND FREE WORLD MILITARY ASSISTANCE FORCES 18: ATTACHMENT DATA: None Page 2 of 4 e. Parents' Names: Father, NGUYEN VAN DU (NGUYEENX, VEAN ZU), living; Mother, HAN THI BE (HANL, THIV BES), deceased f. Circumstances of Capture. One 3 Mar 71, while source and two other members of the A-31 Unit were fishing along a small stream, they were detected by a helicopter. Source was wounded and captured by Australian forces at (vic YS454535), LONG DIEN District, PHUOC TUY Province; the two other escaped. g. Significant Activities. Source attended his village school from 1958 to 1962, and then continued his education at the district school from 1962 to 1966. In Mar 67, Source was drafted into the NVA and was assigned to the 3d Plat, 2d Co, 3d Bn, HA BAC Province Unit, located at HAC CAU Village, SEN HO District, HA BAC Province, NVN. From Mar 67 to Feb 68, Source received basic infantry training. In Feb 68, the 3d Bn was designated the TIEN PHONG Infiltration Group and began infiltration to the RVN with an approximate strength of 450 men, arriving at the K-9 Assembly Area, CAMBODIA, in Jul 68. Source's company rested in this area for one month. At the end of Jul 68, the 2d Co moved to an unknown jungle area of LONG THANH District, BIEN HOA Province, arriving there in Sep 68. In Oct 68, Source contracted malaria and was treated by the company medic until Feb 69. In Apr 69, Source was assigned to the A-31 Special Action Unit, VUNG TAU City Unit, located in the MINH DAM area, LONG DIEN District, PHUOC TUY Province, RVN. The mission of the unit was to ambush convoys along Highways 44 and 326, and also set up ambushes against Allied units operating in LONG DIEN District, PHUOC TUY Province. Source participated in these operations and also went on rice-procurement missions for the unit until he was captured by Australian forces, on 3 Mar 71. h. Additional References: CMIC PW/Rallier Exploitation Guide; Hq 525th MI Gp US PW Photo Album, dtd Nov 68; MACV IDHS, PW/MIA/CPT Biographic File, dtd 16 Jul 71; Map: VIETNAM, AMS Series L7014, Sheet 6251 III, Edition 1, dtd 1964, Scale 1:50,000 2. Circumstances of Sighting. In early Oct 67, the 3d Bn, HA BAC Province Unit, had stopped in LANG CAU Village, SEN HO District, HA BACK Province NVN, to rest for three days. The 3d Bn was carrying out an infiltration training exercise. On the third day, Source witnessed a red parachute eject from a disabled F-105 airplane. The pilot landed in a rice field approximately 650 meters northeast of LANG CAU Village (vic XJ140491), SEN HO District, HA BAC Province, NVN. The pilot was carried in a blanket by six guards into LANG CAU Village, where he received medical treatment. Source observed the US PW for approximately 10 minutes at a distance of 10 meters, while the PW was receiving medical treatment. b. Description of PW: Page 3 of 4 (1) Identification: (a) Name: Unknown (b) Rank and Branch of Service: Unknown (c) Nationality, American (d) Physical Description: 1 Height: 1.70m 2 Weight: 60 to 70kg 3 Color of Hair and Eyes: Dark brown; Unknown 4 Race: Caucasian 5 Complexion: Ruddy 6 Hair Length: Short and straight 7 Moustache and/or Beard: None observed 8 Nose, Long 9 Tatoos, Scars and Birthmarks: None observed 10 Build: Medium 11 Age: 26 or 27 12 Glasses worn: None observed 13 Rings/Watches: Watch with black dial For comparative purposes, a description of the interrogator by Source is provided: Estimate Actual Height 1.70m 1.70m Weight 72kg 81kg Age 28 25 (2) Clothing Worn by PW. Source says the US PW wearing only white underclothes. The PW's clothes were taken off at the time of capture. Page 4 of 4 (3) Physical Condition of PW. The US PW broke his right leg upon hitting the ground. His clothes were taken off by the guards. The PW was placed in a blanket and carried to a yard in LANG CAU Village, where he received medical treatment. His right leg, broken above the knee, was set and bandaged. The PW received two injections of an unknown type of medicine. Other than a broken leg, the PW seemed to be in good physical condition. (4) Capture Date. At 1200 hours, early in Oct 67, an American pilot was captured in a rice field, approximately 650 meters northeast of LANG CAU Village (vic XJ25052). The pilot was captured by six men from the LANG CAU Village Militia, armed with CKCs and other unidentified weapons. The US PW's clothes were taken off at that time. c. Evacuation Procedures. After receiving medical treatment, the US PW was placed in an ambulance, waiting nearby, and was taken to an unknown destination. Source could not determine the number of guards or medical personnel in the ambulance. d. VC/NVA Policy Concerning the Treatment and Disposition of PW. Source was unaware of any existing NVA policy concerning the treatment and disposition of US PW. e. Biographical Correlation. The following is a list of US PW whose date and location of capture possible fit the date and location of capture given by Source: Name JPRC Number Status ANDREWS, ANTHONY CHARLES 568 CPT HAGERMAN, ROBERT WARREN 800 MIA ODELL, DONALD EUGENE 1001 CPT SULLIVAN, DWIGHT E. 1137 CPT TRAUTMAN, KONRAD W. 1155 CPT f. Photo Identification. Source was unable to identify the US PW from the US PW Photo Album. Source was unable to identify the PW from photographs of the US PW mentioned in paragraph e. (U) COMMENTS; Source was tested and scored Average (19) on the Cross-Cultural IQ Test. Source answered all questions willingly and his replies to control questions were consistent. This report partially satisfies the requirements of SICR D-6C2-26432. [Distributed through the P.O.W. Network]