My dad was beat by people too.
My dad was attacked in culture revolution. The reason is that he fought in Korean for China.
Plus, he had experiences to see marshall Peng Dehuai in Korean. In culture revolution, fighting for China is the reason to be attacked.
My family was almost destroyed. My dad stayed in bed (not hospital) for months.
He was not killed in fighting Japanese or fighting Americans, but almots died in culture revolution.
Now you told me that my experiences are small. How big you want?