ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2757 27 December 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - Special Report #0291) 19 December 1950
| PW NAME: | TING, Jui Ko (丁瑞科) |
| PW NUMBER: | 63 NK 92398 |
| RANK: | Pvt (戰士) |
| AGE: | 30 |
| DUTY: | Heavy Machine Gunner |
| UNIT: | CCF, 42nd Army, 124th Div, 370th Regt, 1st Bn, MG Co, 2nd Plat, 4th Sqd |
| EDUCATION: | 3 yrs Primary School |
| OCCUPATION: | RR Worker |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | HWANGCH’ORYONG (黃草領) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 3 Nov 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | MANCHURIA, LIAOTUNG-SHENG, HAICHENG-HSIEN (滿洲 遼東省 海城縣) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | Pvt KIM (ATIS) |
PW was very cooperative. Reliability - Fair.
1918 - Born in LAIOTUNG-SHENG (遼東省), MANCHURIA.
1928 - Attended 3 years of primary school at TUITZU (對子), MANCHURIA.
Jan 47 - Inducted into the Liaotung People’s Corps (遼東民團). Transferred to the CCF, Independence Division (獨立師團) in MANCHURIA.
Feb 47 - The Independence Division (獨立師團) redesignated as 124th Div, 42nd Army, CCF.
5 Feb 47 - Basic training at TUNGHSINP’U (東新浦), LIAOTUNG-SHENG.
Aug 48 - PW’s unit fought against CNA at LIAOSIEH (遼西), MANCHURIA.
Nov 48 - Located at PEIPING (北京), CHINA.
Feb 49 - Departed PEIPING (北京) and engaged CNA at ANYANG (安陽).
Mar 49 - Marched into SSUCHUN (四川), SSUCHUN-SHENG (四川省).
Jan 50 - Returned to PEIAN (北安), MANCHURIA. PW’s unit was engaged in lumbering activities. Shipments of timber were made to the Chinese Communist Government, Forest Minister Bureau (中國政府 林務局) in PEIPING (北京).
Apr 50 - Arrived at TUNGHUA (通化), MANCHURIA. Received rifle (Japanese M38) training for three months.
Sep 50 - Preparations for intervention in the Korean War.
7 Sep 50 (six) 42nd Army, 124th Div crossed the YALU River at CHIAN (輯安) and entered MANP’OJIN.
4th Field Army, 42nd Army, 124th Div, 370th Regt, 1st Bn, MG Co, 2nd Plat, 4th Sqd.
Breakdown: 4th Field Army consists of 12 Armies as of Oct 49.
1. 38th Army 5. 42nd Army 9. 46th Army
2. 39th Army 6. 43rd Army 10. 47th Army
3. 40th Army 7. 44th Army 11. 48th Army
4. 41st Army 8. 45th Army 12. 49th Army
Each field army was reorganized to conform to the following breakdown:
1 Field Army - 4 Army Groups and 1 Hq
1 Army Group - 3 Armies and 1 Hq
1 Army - 4 Divisions and 1 Hq
1 Division - 3 Regiments
1 Regiment - 3 Battalions
1 Battalion - 4 Companies including 1 LMG & Mort Co
1 Company - 3 Platoons
1 Platoon - 4 Squads including 1 LMG Sqd
PW defined the following CCF Army Hq organization:
I. HEADQUARTERS
Commander - Lt General
Assistant Commander - Maj General
Political Committee - 6 officers
Chief of Military Staff - Maj General
Assistant Chief of Military Staff - Brig General
Headquarters’ Forces:
1st Group - Strategic
2nd Group - Reconnaissance
3rd Group - Signal and Communication
4th Group - Personnel
5th Group - Troop Control
Headquarters Units:
Infantry (one Bn) - 800 men
Artillery (one Bn) - 500 men
Engineer (one Bn) - 600 men
Reconnaissance (one Plat) (sic) - 300 men (sic)
Signal (one Bn) - 400 men
II. POLITICAL DEPARTMENT
Supervisor - Maj General
Vice-Supervisor - Sr Colonel
Supervisor Aiding Group - 10 officers
Organizational Section - 9 officers
Security Section - 12 officers
Educational Section - 8 officers
Propaganda Section - 15 officers
Morale Investigation Section - 5 officers
Administration Section - 40 officers
III. SUPPLY DEPARTMENT
Department Chief
Political Committee
No 2 Political Committee
Vice-Department Chief
Section Head
Supervisor
Headquarters
1st Section - Strategic
2nd Section - Reconnaissance
3rd Section - Signal and Communication
4th Section - Personnel
5th Section - Troop Control
Political Section
Political Unit - 5 officers
Organizational Unit - 4 officers
Security Unit - 5 officers
Propaganda Unit - 10 officers
Morale Investigation Unit - 5 officers
Supply Department Forces
Vehicle (armor) - Bn
Horsecart - Bn
Guard (infantry) - Bn
Maintenance - Sqd
Signal - Co
Engineering - Co
Reconnaissance - Co
IV. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Department Chief
Political Committee
Vice-Department Chief
No 2 Political Committee
Medics - Bn
Guard - Bn
Signal - Co
Hospitals (Mobile)
Hospitals (Mobile)
On 11 Nov 50, PW met many friends who were with the CCF 3rd Field Army. Following the retreat of the 124th Div, the CCF 3rd Field Army arrived at HWANGCH’ORYONG (黃草嶺), KOREA. Two Regts of the 3rd Field Army were heavily attacked by UN air forces.
In MANCHURIA, the Chinese Communist Government is using their land redistribution program as a means of supplementing the CCF recruiting program. Before receiving additional land, promises to voluntarily send members of their families for service with the CCF were extracted from the farmers.
Pvt to NonComs - 70,000 yuan
Jr Lt to Capt - 100,000 yuan
Major - 300,000 yuan
Lt Col - 400,000 yuan
Col - 500,000 yuan
Clothing distributed to each soldier annually:
Summer Uniforms - 2 suits
Underwear - 1 pair
Winter Uniform - 1 suit
Shoes (Cloth) - 1 pair each month
There was no regulated ration system. The mess hall served three meals a day and each day’s menu was different.
Rice - two days a week
Millet - one day a week
Kaoliang - four days a week
Cigarettes, face soap, tooth brushes and tooth powder were issued occasionally.
The CCF indoctrination was based upon the following slogans:
We have to break down US imperialism in KOREA. USA action in KOREA is illegal.
SYNGMAN RHEE (李承晩) and the YOSHIDA (吉田) Government are trying to help the American expansion in ASIA. RHEE and YOSHIDA are puppets of US and other imperialistic nations in the world.
Our comrade, the North Korean People’s Republic, is now in critical situation because the Republic of KOREA Army invaded the northern territory. We must wipe out the ROK Army as soon as possible. We shall march toward the 38° parallel to recover the territory that KIM, Il Song (金日成) had lost to the UN Forces.
If the UN Forces control all the territory of KOREA, our nation would be in a fearful situation. Therefore, we have to destroy the ROK and UN Forces north of the 38° parallel.
For the Commanding Officer:
SHAPPELL
