ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO 3620 27 February 1951
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS Special Report 022) 15 February 1951
| PW NAME: | LI, Hsien T’ao (李題湇) |
| PW NUMBER: | 63 NK 700384 |
| RANK: | None |
| AGE: | 21 |
| DUTY: | Chinese Instructor (Reading and Writing) |
| UNIT: | CCF, 4th Field Army, 39th Army, 116th Div, 348th Regt, 1st Bn, 2nd Co |
| EDUCATION: | 6 years Primary; 3 years High School |
| OCCUPATION: | Student |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | KORANGP’O-RI (高浪浦里) (고랑포리) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 24 Dec 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | CHINA, HONAN-SHENG, HSI-HSIEN, WULUNGCHI (中國 河南省 息縣 烏龍集) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | Sfc LEONG (ATIS), Sgt LIU (FEAF) |
Intelligent, cooperative, pleasant personality. Reliability - Fair.
a. Security Measures:
(1) Air Attack: (a) Marching only at night.
(b) Dispersing to the sides of road on attack by airplanes.
(2) Ground Attack: Only security measure. One platoon per regiment scouted ahead and guided regiment. “Guide Platoon” was familiar with surrounding terrain and enemy positions.
(3) Tank Attack: Upon knowledge of a tank attack, tank-killers armed with weapons similar to pack dynamite or Bangalore torpedoes are sent to combat the tanks. Each platoon has attached to it a three-man team of tank-killers.
b. Night marches only: Starting time determined by length of route to be covered. Earliest starting time 1600 hours. Latest ending time 0600 hours.
c. Mainly over mountain trails, seldom over main roads or cross country.
d. Mainly in column of file. Communication by relaying of messages from front to rear or vice versa.
e. Halts of 10 minutes were taken for every three hours of marching. “Guide Platoon” acted as guards.
a. Security Measures:
(1) Air Attacks: Earth covered foxholes camouflaged with leaves, grass or branches.
(2) Ground Attack: Sentries are posted.
(3) Tank Attack: Sentries served as guards.
b. Sentries are posted at outskirts of bivouac area, furthest distance from bivouac area 20 m, furthest distance between sentries 100m. One sentry at each post, with one man relieving each three sentries.
c. Sleep in foxholes at about 0800 to 1600 hours, usually in the mountains. Breakfast at 0730 and supper at 1630. Two meals per day.
d. Grass, leaves and branches used in camouflaged areas.
a. Each man carried three to five catties (5 lb ±) of wheat cakes enough for about three days.
b. Cotton padded jackets and trousers, pile-lined caps and fur-lined leather boots are worn. This type of clothing not adequate for the Korean cold winter.
c. No civilian clothing ever worn by the troops.
Very few men in PW unit suffered frostbite or frozen feet. Men were sent to the rear for treatment.
Troop discipline of CCF in KOREA is poorly maintained. Men are not punished for taking things from the Korean civilians.
No deserter in PW unit has ever been reported since coming to KOREA.
The Korean civilians are generally afraid of the CCF troops.
For the Commanding Officer:
ROBINSON
