ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2365 25 November 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 1239) 18 November 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | LI, Yu Hsueh (李玉學) |
| PW NUMBER: | 63 NK-500596 CCF |
| RANK: | Private (戰士) |
| AGE: | 20 |
| DUTY: | Horse Attendant |
| UNIT: | 42nd Army, 124th Div, 370th Regt, 3rd Co, 3rd Plat, 8th Sqd |
| EDUCATION: | 3 yrs, Primary School |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | HONGCH’ON, North KOREA (洪川) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 27 Oct 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | LIAOTUNG-SHENG, KAIP’ING-HSIEN, KAOCHIAT’UN, HSIENCHIAWI-T’UN (遼東省 苣平縣 高家屯区 硯宎塔屯) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | CHILIEN-SHENG, CHILIEN-SHIH, TAHSIKUAN-KAOSHIH TAHJUEH (吉林省 吉林市 大西關 高帥大學) |
| INTERROGATOR: | Lt MONROE |
Cooperative, clear and concise. Reliability - Good.
3. CHRONOLOGY:Jan 48 Conscripted into Chinese Nationalist Armed Forces, at CHILIN (吉林), MANCHURIA. Assigned to 9th Sqd, 3rd Plat, Independent Gun Bn, 2nd Div, Nationalist New lst Army, Rank - Private. Received artillery training,
Oct 48 Captured by CCF, at CHANGCHUN (長春), MANCHURIA. Assigned to 8th Sqd, 3rd Plat, 3rd Co, 45th Regt, 13th Div, 5th Army, CCF.
Dec 48 Proceeded, with above CCF unit, to PEIP'ING (北京), CHINA engaged Nationalist Forces in combat.
Jan 49 At PEIP'ING (北京), unit designation changed to 8th Sqd, 3rd Plat, 3rd Co, 370th Regt, 124th Div, 42nd Army, CCF. Reason for change unknown.
Jan-Apr 49 Unit training at PEIP'ING (北京), CHINA.
Apr 49 42nd Army proceeded to SSUCHUAN (四川). Remained there until Oct 49.
Oct 49 Departed SSUCHUAN for MANCHURIA.
Jan 50 124th Div and 125th Div, 42nd Army, arrived PEIAN (北安), MANCIJURIA. 126th Div, 42nd Army, located at JEHO (熱河), MANCHURIA (40km NW of PEIAN, MANCHURIA).
Jan 50 Hq, 42nd Army, at CHICHIHAR (漬哈爾), MANCHURIA.
Jan-Jul 50 PEIAN, MANCHURIA. Engaged in farming.
Jul 50 Proceeded to HSIAOTUNGKOU (小J通遘), located approximately 40km N of T'UNGHUA (通化), MANCHURIA, Hq, 124th Div at SHANYANGPU (山陽浦), MANCHURIA.
Jul-Oct 50 Unit training conducted at HSIAOTUNGKOU (小J通遘).
14 Oct 50 Departed HSIAOTUNGKOU.
15 Oct 50 Arrived CHIAN (輯安), MANCHURIA. 124th Div effected a crossing of the YALU River on the same night.
18 Oct 50 Arrived KANGGYE (江界), North KOREA.
18-26 Oct 50 Marched in a general southeasterly direction, paralleling for 40km the railroad running south from KANGGYE to HUICHUAN (凞川), North KOREA. Average distance covered per day - 40km.
27 Oct 50 Captured by ROK troops, in vicinity of HWANGCHO-LYONG (黃草嶺), NK.
4. ORGANIZATIONAL BREAKDOWN (last known):
a. DIVISIONAL ARTY BN (1950)
b. INF BN, 370th REGT (1950)
c. DIVISIONAL SIG PLAT (1950)
d. DIVISIONAL MESSENGER PLAT (1950)
e. DIVISIONAL G-2 PLAT (1950)
f. DIVISIONAL SECURITY GRD BN (1950)
g. DIVISIONAL TRANSPORTATION CO
PW asserts that the Divisional Security Guard Battalion was established for the purpose of providing protection for officer personnel. Division Hqs had at least three (3) officers - Division Commander, Division Executive Officer, Division Operations Officer. Regimental Hqs had the same officer complement. Battalion Headquarters - Officer personnel comprised Bn Commander, Executive Officer, Political Officer and Assistant Political Officer. Company Hqs had the same officer complement as that of Battalion Headquarters
5. UNIT PERSONNEL STRENGTHS (last known):See chart under 2 - Organizational Breakdown.
6. EQUIPMENT (last known): (a) Trucks and other motorized equipment Only 1 jeep (for Div Commander).
(b) Antitank weapons - 60mm Jap manufactured field gun. Bazookas were assigned to each regiment.
(c) Rockets - None.
(d) Mines - Each regiment has an unknown quantity of antitank mines (type unknown). PW did not know of any minefields.
(e) Pistols - All Chinese Communist officers were equipped with pistols - magazine capacity 7 rds.
7. TRAINING:July - Oct 50 - While at HSIAOTUNGKOU (小通遘), MANCHURIA, PW's unit trained in accordance with the following schedule:
6 days/week Sunday - Cleaning of equipment, etc.
| 0500 | - | Reveille | ||
| 0500 | - | 0530 | - | Calisthenics |
| 0530 | - | 0600 | - | Briefed as to the days activities. |
| 0600 | - | 0630 | - | Quarters |
| 0630 | - | 0700 | - | Breakfast |
| 0700 | - | 1100 | - | Rifle marksmanship |
| 1100 | - | 1300 | - | Lunch and free time |
| 1300 | - | 1700 | - | Rifle marksmanship; squad, platoon, and company tactical training (including village fighting) |
| 1700 | - | 1730 | - | Supper |
| 1730 | - | 1900 | - | Free time |
| - | 2000 | - | Taps |
Sqd Ldr - LI, Tsui Hua (李崔華).
Plat Commander - CHANG (張 ).
Company Commander - CHANG, Yuan (張元又).
9. MORALE :Insufficient clothing and food were given as the major reasons for unit discontent. Attacking US aircraft caused considerable fear among CCF personnel. However, due to camouflage and prepared foxholes, personnel casualties produced by aircraft were negligible,
PW stated that CCF intervention in KOREA was prompted by fear that MANCHURIA would be invaded by US armed forces, PW further stated that ex-Nationalist personnel in the Chinese Communist forces were reticent about voicing their opinions concerning the merits of Communism because of the presence of ex-Nationalist intelligence personnel within the Communist ranks,
Redistribution policies pursed by the Chinese Communist Government were cited as inducing considerable discontent in MANCHURIA.
Monthly pay received.by PW amounted to 70,000 yuan.
10. GENERAL:Oct 49 - PW's unit traveled by train over a single track route from SHANHAIKUAN (山海岡), CHINA to PEIAN (北安), MANCHURIA. The following route was used:
SHANHAIKUAN (山海岡), CHINA -- CHINHSIEN (錦鲜), MANCHURIA -- IHSIEN (壱鲜), MANCHURIA - HSINLIT'UN (新里屯), MANCHURIA -- CHANGWU (張禹), MANCHURIA - T'UNGLIAO (通遼), MANCHURIA -- LIAOYANG (遼陽), MANCHURIA - T'AIP'INGGH'UAN (太平川), MANCHURIA - TOUNAN (豆南), MANCHURIA -- PAICH'ENGTZU (白城子), MANCHURIA — CHICHIHAR (漬漬哈爾), MANCHURIA -- NINGNIEN (寧念), MANCHURIA -- PEIAN (北安), MANCHURIA, Jan 50.
Oct 50 - PW's unit traveled, via a good single track railroad, from NINGNIEN (寧念), MANCHURIA - ANANCH'I (安安取), MANCHURIA -- PAICH'ENGTZU, MANCHURIA -- LIAOYANG (遼陽), MANCHURIA — SSUP'INGHSIEN (四平縣), MANCHURIA — MEIHOKOU (梅河口), MANCHURIA -- T'UNGHUA (通化), MANCHURIA -- CHIAN (輯安), MANCHURIA.
For the Commanding Officer:
SHAPPELL
