ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2992 24 January 1951
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 1286) 19 January 1951
| PW NAME: | WEI, Chun Lu (韋春■) |
| PW NUMBER: | 63NK700727 |
| RANK: | Pvt (戰士) |
| AGE: | 33 |
| DUTY: | Rifleman |
| UNIT: | CCF, 4th FIeld Army, 42nd ARmy, 124th Div, 370th Regt, Security Co, 2nd Plat |
| EDUCATION: | 2 years Primary School in CHINA |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | HWANGCH’ORYONG (黃草嶺) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 3 Nov 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | CHINA, KUANGHSI-SHENG, TUAN-HSIEN, LIUYEH-HSIANG (廣西省 都安縣 六也鄕) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | Pvt KIM (ATIS) |
Intelligence poor; reliability, fair.
Chronology:
May 43: Joined the CNA New 1st Army, 30th Div, 89th Regt, 1st Bn, 1st Co, 1st Plat.
Jun 47: Unit moved to CHANGCHUN (長春) MANCHURIA.
Oct 48: PW captured by the CCF 42nd Army at CHANGCHUN.
Dec 48: Transferred to the Liberation Army (解放団) at FENGTAI (豊台), HUAPEI (華北) CHINA.
Jan 49: PW’s unit of the Liberation Army redesignated as 4th Field Army, 42nd Army, 124th Div, 370th Regt, Security Co, 2nd Plat.
Mar 49: Fought elements of the CNA in ANYANG-HSIEN (安陽縣), HONAN (河南).
Sep 49: Engaged in combat in HUPEI (湖北), SSUCHUAN (泗川) and HSUANHAN-HSIEN (宣漢縣).
15 Jan 50: Entered MANCHURIA and arrived at PEIAN-HSIEN (北安縣), HEILUNG-CHIANG-SHENG (黑竜江省) and engaged in farming until Jun 50.
Jul 50: Transferred to HSIAOTUNGKOU (小東溝), ANTUNG-SHENG (安東省), MANCHURIA.
16 Oct 50: Crossed YALU River via CHIAN (輯安) and entered MANPOJIN (滿浦鎭) KOREA.
3 Nov 50: Captured by US troops at HWANGCHORYONG (黃草嶺), HAMGYONG NAMDO, KOREA.
All guns are camouflaged with pine trees during daylight hours.
Trucks are used at night to bring ammunition forward to gun positions.
a. Most feared weapons were the US air napalm bombs, rockets, bombs and gunfire.
b. The US M-1 rifle was too accurate and the CCF soldiers were afraid to exchange fire, because the 38 type rifles offered little competition against the weapons used by the UN troops.
PW saw two JOSEPH STALIN-2 heavy tanks, driven by CCF tank operators at HWANGCHORYONG, KOREA on 29 Oct 50. PW heard that those two tanks drove to the rear position after combat activities.
PW heard that approx 1,000 US troops have been captured by the CCF 43rd and 38th Armies in Northwestern KOREA during Oct 50. The US PsW were sent to MUKDEN, on CCF military train, 28 Oct 50, and they were under the control of the 4th Field Army PW Administration HQ (第四野戰軍 指廣管轄本部) in MUKDEN, MANCHURIA.
Every regiment of the CCF units has about 10 white panels, measuring 1 m x 4 m used for unit signal purposes to indicate unit positions to the CCF air forces. When CCF airplanes appear, the white panels are displayed on the ground. If enemy planes appear, a warning bugle is blown and soldiers hide in their fox-holes.
20 Oct 50, at HWANGCHORYONG (黃草嶺) KOREA, the CCF 124th Div received ammunition supply (about 12 truck loads) from MUKDEN and HARBIN, MANCHURIA.
For the Commanding Officer:
SHAPPELL
