ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3212 7 February 1951
FIELD REPORT (164 MISDI - 1444) 30 January 1951
| PW NAME: | LEI, HSIAO IA (愛小牙) (CCF) |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| ORGANIZATION: | 50th Army, 148th Div 442nd Regt, 2nd Bn, 4th Co, 3rd Plat, 4th Squd. |
| DUTIES: | Rifleman |
| EDUCATION: | None |
| AGE: | 29 |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| ADDRESS: | IUNSAN SHENG DAO YA YING(雲南省 도■營) |
| DATE AND PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 271600 I Jan 51 at CS170260 |
| INTERROGATOR: | W.T.O. |
| INTERROGATED AT: | HAYANG (DQ8374) |
PW was cooperative but not very alert or observant and could provide no information.
Information seems very unreliable.
50th Army: 148th and 2 other unk Div.
148th Div: 442nd and 2 other unk Regt.
442nd Regt: Unk number of Bn.
Each Inf Bn: 3 Co and HMG Go.
Each Inf Co: 3 Plat
Each Inf Plat: 3 Sqd
Each Inf Sqd: 8 to 9 men
| 4th Company | original(25 Jan 51) | present(27 Jan 51) |
| Personnel: | ||
| EM | 100 | 80 |
| Officers | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 106 | 80 |
| Co officers returned to this company after they were attacked by aircraft on 27 Jan 51. | ||
| Equipment and ammo: | ||
| UMG(US) | 6(400 rds ea) | Unk |
| SMG | 6(100 rds ea) | Unk |
| Rifles, M-79 | Unk(100 rds ea) | Unk |
| Bangalore Torpedoes(Chinese and foreign made observed) | 2 per squad | Unk |
There were two types of bangalore torpedoes; one was a pull-pin type, and the other was used as a at mine.
Approx 3 unk sized mountain guns were observed in each Regt during November 50.
442nd Regt Hq was located approx 12 Km SW of SUWON (CS2428). Last seen on 15 Jan 51.
27 Jan 51, 1st Bn was attacked by an unk US Unit. PW Sqd suffered 5 casualties.
Mission and objectives were unk.
Conscripted into the CNA Nov 40 at YUNNAN SONG.
Received 3 months military training.
Captured by the CCF at TUNGPEI(東北) Apr 50.
Assigned to 148th Div, 50th Army during Apr 50 at CHILIN(吉林) (Movement from here until KOREA was not known.)
148th Div arrived at an unk point of the MANCHURIAN-KOREAN border at an unk date.
A steel bridge was crossed into KOREA.
The main highway was used by the Div for traveling until SUWON was reached. No place names or dates were known.
2 meals were received daily by the troops. All food was precured locally.
No ammo stockpiles or transportation were seen.
Morales was low due to poor food and being exposed to the cold weather. An unk number of desertions were heard to have occurred.
Common colds were mostly suffered by the troops.
A few causes of frozen feat were soon. No treatment was seen being administered.
a. Did you surrender voluntarily? If so, why?
a. PW was captured.
b. Did you see any UN leaflets hear UN loudspeaker broadcasts?
a. Negative
c. Can you describe what they said?
a. Negative
d. What was your reaction to them?
a. Negative
e. Did you hear other soliders discuss leaflets or broadcasts?
What did they say or do?
a. Negative
Marches - Main highway was used by PW unit until SUWON was reached. They usually in columns of two's.
Bivouacs - PW unit usually spent the day in the wooded mountains. Sentries were posted in unk numbers. Natural camouflage employed in bivouac areas.
For the AC of S, G-2:
HONG
