ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3754 2 March 1951
FIELD REPORT (164 MISDI 1615) 28 February 1951
| NAME: | CHING, Chien (鄕錢) (CCF) |
| RANK: | Pvt (戰士) |
| ORGN: | 39th Army, 115th Div, 343rd Regt, 1st Bn, 2nd Co, 1st Plat, 2nd Sqd. |
| DUTIES: | Rifleman |
| EDUCATION: | 6 months |
| AGE: | 26 |
| OCCUPATION: | Carpenter |
| ADDRESS: | HUNAN SHENG, WUKANG HSIEN, HUANG CHIAO HSIANG (湖南省 武崗縣 黃橋鄕) |
| DATE & PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 241200 I Feb 51 near SEOUL, by the US 5th Cav. (There was no PW card accompanying the PW, and PW did not know Korean geography well enough to locate his place of capture). |
| INTERROGATOR: | DGC |
| INTERROGATED AT: | Fourth Field Hospital, DAEGU |
PW served with CNA for two years and with CCF for approx one year. However, he did not seem alert or observant.
The information seems to be fairly reliable.
a. Chronology:
PW inducted into CNA Dec 47. He was in CNA 62nd Div until captured by CCF Oct 49. Assigned to his present unit in the CCF (2nd Co, 1st Bn, 343rd Regt, 115th Div, 39th Army).
The 115th Div remained in MANCHURIA until Sep 50 when it travelled by rail to ANTUNG (安東). Marched to WONSAN (CU6536) arriving Jan 51.
Jan 51 343rd Regt marched SE from WONSAN until it reached its present position.
PW did not know whether 115th Div left WONSAN with his regiment.
Walked to UN lines 24 Feb 51 and surrendered to US 5th Cav Regt.
b. T/O & E and Strengths: (as of 24 Feb 51)
39th Army: 115th, 116th & 117th Rifle Div.
115th Rifle Div: 343rd, 344th & 345th Rifle Regt, Arty Unit, Sig Unit.
343rd Rifle Regt: 3 Rifle Bn, Arty Bn, HMG Co.
1st Rifle Bn: 3 Rifle Co, HMG Co.
2nd Rifle Co: 2 Rifle Plat, Mortar Plat.
1st Plat: 3 Rifle Sqd.
| 1st Plat: | Original (Jan 50) | Present (Feb 51) |
| a. | ||
| EM | 34 | 18 |
| Off | 2 | 2 |
| b. Equipment & ammo: | ||
| US M1903 Rifles | 15 (100 rd per) | 9 (100 rd per) |
| LMG (US) | 3 (1,000 rd per) | 3 (rd unknown) |
| Carbines (US) | 1 (200 rd) | 1 (rd unknown) |
| Grenades | 40 | 20 |
| 2nd Co: | ||
| a. | ||
| EM | 156 | 90 |
| Off | 4 | 4 |
| b. Equipment & ammo: | ||
| US M1903 Rifles | 45 (100 rd per) | 20 (100 rd per) |
| LMG (US) | 6 (1,000 rd per) | 4 (rd unknown) |
| Grenades | 75 | 30 |
| TNT Blocks (2” x 2” x 12”) | 9 | 0 |
| 1st Bn: | ||
| Equipment & Ammo: | ||
| HMG | 3 (rd unknown) | Unknown |
| 81mm Mortars | 2 (rd unknown) | Unknown |
c. Personalities:
CHOU, Li Tien (周立田), Political Officer, 2nd Co, 1st Bn, 343rd Regt.
d. Replacements:
PW's Regt had not received replacements since entering KOREA.
e. Food, Ammo and Other Supplies:
As far as the PW knows, most of the food supplies of the 2nd Co, 1st Bn, 343rd Regt, 115th Div were locally procured.
His 2nd Co received no resupply of ammo since leaving MANCHURIA in Sep 50.
f. Signal:
Runners were employed from Plat to Co, and from Co to Bn. At least one field telephone (make unknown) was used between Bn and Regt.
g. Morale & Battle Effectiveness:
The morale of the man in his company was poor.
He and his comrades were fighting only because they were ordered to do so by their officers.
h. Medical:
During the week preceeding PW's surrender, 6 men of the 18 in his platoon were suffering from "Stomach-aches" and were vomiting. PW did not know what caused this condition.
Almost everybody in the PW's company suffered from frostbite. Several had frozen feet which were treated with iodine. One man had been sent to the rear because of the frozen feet.
i. Psychological Warfare:
PW had not seen leaflets, but he deserted to surrender because of being disgusted with the rigors of war.
For the Commanding Officer:
HONG
