ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3221 7 February 1951
FIELD REPORT (164 - MISDI - 1453) 30 January 1951
| PW NAME: | TANG Hsueh Meng (唐学孟) (CCF) |
| RANK: | Pvt (战士) |
| ORGN: | 4th Field Army, 50th Army, 150th Div, 450th Regt, 3rd BN, 7th Co, 1st Plat, 3rd Sqd |
| DUTIES: | Rifleman |
| EDUCATION: | Primary School, 4 years |
| AGE: | 19 years |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| ADDRESS: | CHILINSHENG, HUAITE HSIEN SCU CHU YAO WAN KOU TSU (吉林省 ■德縣 四區 㫨■溝村) |
| DATE & PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 261400 I Jan 51 at YANGJI-RI (CS4722) |
| INTERROGATOR: | M.T. |
| INTERROGATED AT: | HAYANG (河陽) (DQ8374) |
PW was cooperative and talked freely.
Information seemed fairly reliable in view of PW good memory.
4th Field Army: 38th, 39th, 40th, and 50th and other Armies.
50th Army: 148th, 149th and 150th Rifle Div, Code Name for 150th Army “LIANGSHANPU (■山部)”.
150th Div: 448th, 449th and 450th Rifle Regt 92mm AT GUN BN.
450th Regt: 3 Rifle Bn 82 mm Mortar Co.
3rd BN: 3 Rifle Co HMG CO.
7th Co: 3 Rifle Plat 60 mm Mortar Plat.
1st Plat: 3 Rifle Sqd. Each sqd had 8 men.
| 1st Plat: | ||
| A. Personnel | Original (15 Jul 49) | Present (26 Jan 51) |
| EM | 30 | 3 |
| Officers | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 3 |
| B. Equipment & Ammo | ||
| LMG(US) | 2 (1,200 rd) | 0 |
| 38 Model (Jap) Rifles | 12 (85 rd per) | 0 |
| Grenades | 3 per man | 0 |
| Land Mine | 1 | 0 |
| Dynamite | 1 bx | 0 |
| Personnel and eqip lost during three days battle and YONGJI-RI (CS4722) 26 Jan 50. | ||
| 7th Co | ||
| Personnel | ||
| EM & Officers | 100 | 70 |
| Equipment & Ammo: | ||
| 60 mm Mortars (US) | 2 (10 rd ea) | unk |
| Pistols (Chinese) | 4 | unk |
| 3rd Bn: | ||
| Personnel | ||
| EM & Officers | 350 | approx 250 |
| Equipment & Ammo | ||
| HMG (Jap) | 2 | 2 |
| 450th Regt: | ||
| Personnel | 1500 | unk |
| Equipment & Ammo | ||
| 82 mm Mortars | 2 | 2 |
448th Regt - 1st Company (一中隊)
449th Regt - 2nd Company (二中隊)
450th Regt - 3rd Company (三中隊)
Arriving on a mountain approx. 1,000 meters E of YONGJI-RI (CS4722), 1st Plat dug defensive positions which were attacked three times in three days by UN troops supported by about 20 tanks 26 Jan 51.
450th Regt was in the vicinity of mountain.
PW with 100 others conscripted 4 Jul 49 into 8th Route Army at YENCHI SHENG (延吉省) MANCHURIA.
Without basic training, PW assigned to 7th Co 3rd Bn, 450th Regt, 150th Div, 50th Army 4th Field Army at YENJI SHENG.
O/a 3 Aug 49, 50th Army arrived SSUCHUAN SHENG (四川省) via HONAN (湖南) and HUPEI (湖北).d
50th Army engaged CNA and remained at SSUCHUAN SHENG approx 7 months.
May 50, the entire 50th Army departed from SSUCHUAN SHENG passing through HONAN, HUPEI, and arrived at FIENG TIEN (奉天) in Sep.
On 20 Oct 50, 50th Army departed FIENG TIEN by train for KOREA and arrived ANTUNG (安東).
Oct 50 the 450th Regt marched over the YALU River to SINUIJU (KE1839).
450th Regt remained in SINUIJU for three days and proceeded south passing CHOLSAN(KE4314), PACKCHON(YD2098), SINANJU(YD2198), PYONGYANG vic (YD3920), SEOUL and arrived in the vicinity E of YANGJI-RI (CS4722) o/s 21 Jan 51 four days (marching at nights) from SEOUL.
7th Co advanced to a mountain (approx 1,000 meters E of YANGJI RI) where PW was captured by UN troops after three days battle on 261400 I Jan 51.
LIN Piao (林彪), CG, 4th Field Army
WANG Chia Shan (王加山), CG, 150th Div, Army
SUN, Chang Sheng (孫章升), CO, 7th Co, 3rd Bn, 450th Regt.
450th Regiment did not receive food, ammo supplies since entering KOREA.
PW received one issue of 50 rd s/s ammo SINUIJU Oct 50.
Field telephones used above company levels.
3 white flares in the PW company not used.
Bugle of PW company used for attack signals and identification at night with a friendly unit.
Morale of PW unit low due to lack of weapons, ammunitions, and inadequate clothing and food. Troops fear air raids.
a. Malaria was the most common disease in the PW unit.
b. PW was immunized once at SINUIJU in Oct 50. Type of immunization was not known to PW.
c. There were very few cases of frost bite and frozen feet in his unit.
a. Did you surrender voluntarily?
a. PW did not surrender voluntarily but was captured in the battle.
b. Did you see any UN leaflets or 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 soldiers discuss leaflets or broadcasts?
a. Negative.
For the AC of S, G-2:
HONG
