ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3296 12 February 1951
FIELD REPORT (164 - MISDI - 1468) 4 February 1951
| PW NAME: | LIU, Ching Shen (劉景山) (CCF) |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| ORGN: | CCF 4th Field Army, 50th Army, 149th Div, 447th Regt, 3rd Bn, 9th Co, 2nd Plat, 4th Sqd |
| DUTIES: | Ammo bearer |
| EDUCATION: | Primary School, 4 yr |
| AGE: | 21 |
| OCCUPATION: | RR Guard |
| ADDRESS: | HONAN SHENG LOYANG HSIEN HSIKWAN YU TUNG, TUNG-CHIEH (河南省 洛陽縣 西岡玉通 東街) |
| DATE & PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 301300 I Jan 51 at CS 295335 |
| INTERROGATOR: | WTO |
| INTERROGATED AT: | HAYANG (DQ 8374) |
PW was cooperative but due to his indifference and personal characteristics, poor memory, he lacked information. Information seems unreliable.
50th Army: 148th (Code Name: 1ST BN), 149th (Code Name: 2ND BN) and 150th (Code Name: 3RD BN) Div.
149th Div: 445th (Code Name: 1ST CO), 446th (Code Name: 2ND CO) and 447th (Code Name: 3RD CO) Regt and Mountain Gun Bn.
447th Regt: 3 Inf Bn and Mortar Co.
Each Inf Bn: 3 Inf and 1 HMG Co.
Each Inf Co: 3 Inf Plat and Mortar Sqd.
Each Inf Plat: 3 Inf Sqd.
Each Inf Sqd: 7 to 8 men.
| 2nd Platoon: | Original | Present (29 Jan 51) |
| Personnel: | ||
| EM | 24 | 24 |
| Officers | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 26 | 26 |
| Equipment & ammo: | ||
| LMG (Canadian & Czech) | 2 (1,200 rd ea) | 2 (1,000 rd) |
| Rifles, Model 79 | 11 (50 rd ea) | 11 (50 rd ea) |
| Grenades | 4 per man | Unk |
| Bangalore torpedoes | 2 | Unk |
| HMG Company: | ||
| Personnel: | ||
| EM | Unk | 99 |
| Officer | 4 | 4 |
| Equipment & ammo: | ||
| HMG | 5 | 5 |
| Mountain Gun Bn: | ||
| Equipment & ammo: | ||
| MT Guns | 12 | 12 |
| 3rd Battalion: | ||
| Personnel: | ||
| EM & Officers | 430 | Unk |
| Mortar Company: | ||
| Equipment & ammo: | ||
| 82mm Mortar | 4 | 4 |
PW company was in defensive position when it was attacked by UN forces. PW was captured the same day he was committed to the line.
O/a 15 Jan 51 PW heard that the CCF’s objective was TAEJON.
Entered the CNA in June 49 at KANHSIAO SHENG (甘肅省).
Captured at SSUCHUAN SHENG (四川省) in Feb 50 by the CCF and assigned to present unit.
50th Army departed SSUCHUAN SHENG Feb 50 for HUPEI SHENG (湖北省). Remained there until Oct 50, when the 149th Division departed for ANTUNG.
The division passed through SINUIJU (XE1839), CHONGJU, PYONGYANG, and SEOUL before arriving at a point approx 40 km South of SEOUL.
Food was locally procured in ample amounts.
Morale was low due to long night marches and extreme cold.
Two or three cases of frozen feet occurred in PW company. No treatment was seen being administered.
There were approximately six cases of malaria and typhus in the division.
a. Did you surrender voluntarily? If so, why?
PW was captured.
b. Did you see any UN leaflets or hear UN loudspeaker broadcasts?
Negative
c. Can you describe what they said?
Negative
d. What was your reaction to them?
Negative
e. Did you hear other soldiers discuss leaflets of broadcasts? What did they say or do?
Negative
For the AC of S, G-2:
HONG
