ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2976 23 January 1951
FIELD REPORT (164 MISDI - 1315) 12 January 1951
| PW NAME: | LIN, Lu (林呂)(CCF) |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| ORGN: | 40th Army, 349th Div, 11th Regt, 2nd Bn, 6th Co, 1st Plat. 3rd Sqd (40軍 349師 11団 2營 6連 1排 3班) |
| DUTIES: | Rifleman |
| EDUCATION: | None |
| AGE: | 28 |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| ADDRESS: | PAILIN HSIEN, TIENSSO SHANG FUCHIEN SHENG (福建省 百林縣 田西鄕) |
| DATE & PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 021100 I Jan 51 at an unknown location in the mountains just a little South of the 38th Parallel by unknown ROK units. |
| INTERROGATOR: | W.T.O. |
PW was cooperative and seemed sincere.
Information was limited because of his short period of service with the CCF.
He was very unfamiliar with Korean place names and no definite locations were available. This unfamiliarity with Korean geography should be taken into consideration throughout this report. Furthermore, the PW was illiterate and confused.
Information seems not too reliable.
40th Army: 347th, 348th and the 349th (possible other designations of Divisions: 37th, 38th and 39th) Infantry Divisions.
349th Div: 10th, 11th and the 12th Inf Regiments.
11th Regt: 3 Inf Battalions and 1 Mortar Company.
Each Rifle Bn: 3 Inf Companies and 1 HMG Company.
Each Rifle Co: 3 Rifle Platoon.
Each Rifle Plat: 3 Rifle Squads.
Each Sqd: 10 men
| 6th Co: | ||
| Personnel: | Original (15 Oct 50) | Present (1 Jan 51) |
| EM | 110 | 90 |
| Officer | 7 | 7 |
| Total | 117 | 97 |
| Equipment and Ammo: | ||
| Carbines (US) | 6 (200 rds each) | Unknown |
| Rifles - Jap 38 | 40 (100 rds each) | Unknown (70 rds each) |
| SMGs | 9 (110 rds each) | Unknown (60 rds each) |
| Grenades | 4 per man | Unknown |
| Approx one half of the company was unarmed. | ||
| HMG Company: | ||
| Personnel: | ||
| EM | 140 | 120 |
| Officer | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 150 | 130 |
| Equipment & ammo: | ||
| HMGs (US), water cooled | 5 (1500 rds each) | |
| 60mm Mortars (US) | 4 (20 rds each) | |
| Mortar Company: | ||
| Personnel: | ||
| EM & Officer | 120 | Unknown |
| Equipment & ammo: | ||
| 81 mm Mortars | 4 (rds unk) | Unknown |
| 2nd Battalion: | ||
| Personnel: | ||
| EM & Officer | 500 | 400 |
PW estimated that approx 20% of the 11th Regt has been killed or wounded, mostly from air attacks, up to the time PW was captured.
The 349th Division arrived in the vicinity of the 38th Parallel 31 Dec 50. From the time of arrival, until 2 Jan 51, the division was under artillery fire. 12 KIA and 6 or 7 wounded, resulting from the shelling was observed by the PW among troops of his regiment.
PW was wounded and was captured 021100 Jan 51.
Mission and objective of PW's unit was unknown.
Conscripted 15 Jun 48 at FUCHIEN SHENG (福建省) into the CNA.
Captured by the CCF at KWANGHSI SHENG (廣西省), 6 Jul 50.
PW and 500 other captured CNA soldiers were sent to MUKDEN, arriving o/a 10 Jul 50.
PW was assigned to the present CCF unit in Jul 50 at MUKDEN. He remained here until Oct 51. The 348th and the 349th Divisions of the 40th Army departed from MUKDEN during the early part of Oct 50 for ANTUNG. The 347th Division was last seen remaining in MUKDEN when the 349th and the 348th Divisions left for ANTUNG. The PW believes that the 347th Div is still in MANCHURIA at the present time (2 Jan 51). PW claims that he believes this because he has never heard about or seen them here in KOREA.
The 349th Division, as the forward element of the 40th Army, crossed a steel bridge on 15 Oct 50 into SINUIJU.
The division marched through mountains and utilized secondary roads during their movement to the 38th Parallel.
LI, Chi Lien (Phonetic), unknown, CO, 2nd Battalion.
WANG, Chien (Phonetic), unknown, CO, 6th Company.
Food was received in sufficient amounts from the nearby villages and towns. No shortages were noted.
No transporting of supplies by vehicles or animals was observed.
No ammo resupplying was observed in his unit after crossing the YALU River on 15 Oct 50.
Due to the constant aerial attacks, absolutely no supplies were received by his unit.
During Nov 50 in the P'YONGYANG area, 3 trucks of food supplies destined for PW's unit were destroyed by aircraft. Therefore, PW believed that supply movements were more greatly limited due to fear of aircraft than the lack of transportation.
Bn and Cos used runners as means of communication.
Regts and above used telephones. No radios were observed.
Morale was low because of continuous, long marches and living and sleeping out in the mountains. Many were known to be weak due to over exposure to the weather. There were a number of deaths resulting from illness.
PW stated that some of the troops would surrender if and when the opportunity arrives. This opportunity presents itself only during combat, group and private discussions among the troops are not tolerated.
PW could not offer any information as to how or when causalities are replaced.
The source of replacements and system of replacing losses was unknown.
PW did not know anything of units being withdrawn for the replacement of causalities.
1. Did you surrender voluntarily? If so, why?
a. PW did not surrender voluntarily.
2. Did you see any United Nations leaflets or hear any loudspeaker broadcasts?
a. PW saw some leaflets, but did not read them because of the restrictions imposed by the unit commanders.
3. Can you describe what they said?
a. Negative.
4. What was your reaction to them?
a. Negative
5. Did you hear other soldiers discuss leaflets or broadcasts? What did they say or do?
a. Negative
For the AC of S, G-2:
HONG
