Regarding Chinese treatment of prisoners;
After the 2nd Inf. tragic loss at Hoengsong in February 1951, when
the ROK fled south exposing ellements of that division to the onslaught
of the Chinese 4th offensive, these fiqures answer the question.
15th FA Bn 208 Casualties (106 KIA
102 died in captivity)
503rd FA Bn 56 Casua;ties ( 27
KIA 29 in captivity)
38th Inf Regt 462 Casua;ties (328 KIA
134 perished in captivity)
Two GIs, their hands tied behind them, had been shot in the back of
the head. There were powder burns on the back of the caps they wore.
[Gary Turbak, "Massacre at Hoengsong", VFW Mag. Feb. 2001)
Widowmaker
Love Shack wrote:
I thought the Chinese were more respectful of captured
UN/USA
pilots and infantry then the Koreans.
OR were the Chinese just as cruel to their prisoners.
Did the Russians interogate with the Chinese?
Dan
AMPSOne@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated
7/20/2003 7:28:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Home@DanSources.com writes:
I
wonder if the Russians employed that level of Trap for the US Pilots in
Korea?
No, there is no evidence whatsoever of
that. They usually note they didn't know who was who until they were shot
down. Once he was shot down, they were highly respectful of Walker "Bud"
Mahurin as that was a Ukrainian name, but that deference also wound up
having him accused of collaboration with the Soviets after the war.
George Davis' shootdown was a bonus
for them, but to this day both the Chinese and Soviets claim they shot
him down so the real victor is unknown.
At least one ace was not announced
until after his return, as the USAF was afraid if the Chinese knew he was
an ace his treatment would be much worse.
Cookie Sewell
AMPS
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