ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3732 2 March 1951
FIELD REPORT (EXTRACT OF ADVATIS SPECIAL REPORT 031) 23 February 1951
| PW NAME: | LI, Li (李利) |
| PW NUMBER: | 63NK700228 |
| RANK: | Pvt (戰士) |
| AGE: | 27 |
| UNIT: | CCF, 4th Field Army, 13th Army Group, 38th Army, 114th Div, 32nd Regt, 2nd Bn, 4th Co, 60mm Mortar Plat, 3rd Sqd |
| INTERROGATOR: | Cpl KOMURA (ATIS) |
Reliability, fair.
a. Description of Flags:
There are three square signal flags - red or white and a red and white combination.
b. Variations:
These flags are used from Co level down and there are no variations in either the type or the use of the flags.
c. Special Training:
Observed the following method of flag used during attack training at KALYUAN (開原) MANCHURIA in Sep 50.
1st Plat - attacks when any colored flag is waved above the head of the signalman.
2nd Plat - attacks when flag is held straight up above the head of the signalman.
3rd Plat - attacks when flag is held to the side.
Only the asst plat ldr and above received training for about one month at Div Hq.
d. Manuals:
There are manuals on systems of signal flag communication which company commanders and above have, but he has never seen the contents of these manuals.
e. Other Equipment:
Very pistols which shoot red, white or blue flares; bugles are also used. One each to a company. In a battalion, telephones are used, while in a Regt, wireless telephones or field phones are used.
f. Use of Flags at Night:
Flags are not used at night, but very pistols and bugles are used. Does not know what the flares signify.
g. Standardization of System:
Signals differ between CCF armies, though their usage is the same.
h. Personnel Handling Flags:
The persons signaling with flags are the Co CO, Plat Ldr or the Asst Plat Ldr. The Co is located approx 200m from the vicinity of the signalman.
i. System:
This system of signal flag communication is not used to deceive or confuse the enemy forces. However, if it appears that the enemy forces know the signals, a bugle is used instead.
For the Commanding Officer:
ROBINSON
