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Farewell to the ancestors, Gao Xiuzhi and his wife
BeiZuhou (1912-1981), a native of Tianmen City, Hubei Province, was a founding colonel (promoted to major general in 1964).
He joined the Red Army in 1931 and the Communist Party of China in 1932. He successively served as quartermaster of the 3rd Battalion of the 27th Regiment of the 9th Division of the 3rd Red Army in Western Hunan Province, grain clerk and director of the Supply Department of the 6th Division of the Red 2nd Army, special agent and director of the 3rd Battalion of the 716th Regiment of the 358th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, deputy director and bank manager of the Trade Bureau of the 9th Sub-district of Jinsui District, director of the Supply Department of the 7th Column of the Northwest Field Army, and director of the Logistics Department of the 7th Army of the People's Liberation Army (Commander Peng Shaohui, Political Commissar Luo Guibo).
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as the director of the School Affairs Department of the 1st Senior Infantry School of the People's Liberation Army, the director of the Material Support Department of the Logistics College, the deputy director of the Logistics Department of the Railway Corps (1958), the minister (1961-1975), the deputy commander of the Railway Corps (1969-1979) and the director of the Logistics Department.
Zhang Chuangchu and Shi Hanzhen and his wife
Zhang Chuangchu (1911-1996), a native of Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, was a founding major general.
He joined the Red Army in 1930 and the Communist Party of China in 1931. He successively served as the leader of the guerrilla group in Pingjiang County, the commander of the communications platoon of the 7th Division of the 16th Army of the Xiang'e-Ganhong Army, the chief of the 1st Section of the Armed Mobilization Department of the Xiang'e-Gan Military Region, the director of the Military Department of Yongsheng County and the commander of the independent battalion of the county, the commander of the independent battalion of the Xiang'e-Gan Provincial Military Region, the political commissar of the 2nd Brigade of the New Fourth Army Teaching Corps (Captain Rao Shoukun), the political commissar of the Special Service Regiment of the Military Department (Regiment Commander Liu Beisheng), the political commissar of the 56th Regiment of the 19th Brigade of the 7th Division of the New Fourth Army (Regiment Commander Ding Linzhang), the head of the Special Affairs Regiment of the New Fourth Army (Political Commissar Qiu Xiangtian), and the political commissar (Regiment Commander Zhu Guohua and Zhang Yiyou). Deputy Political Commissar of the Independent Brigade of the Central Soviet Military Region (Brigade Commander Chen Yusheng, Political Commissar Li Ganhui), Chief of Staff of the 6th Division of the Central China Field Army (Division Commander and Political Commissar Tan Zhenlin), Political Commissar of the 18th Division of the 6th Column of the East China Field Army (Division Commander Rao Shoukun and Zhong Guochu), First Political Commissar of the 72nd Division of the 24th Army of the People's Liberation Army (Division Commander Kang Lin), Deputy Political Commissar of the 28th Army (Commander Zhu Shaoqing, Political Commissar Chen Meizao).
After the founding of New China, he successively served as deputy political commissar and political commissar of the 28th Army of the People's Liberation Army (1950-1961), political commissar of Fujian Provincial Military Region (1961-1964), adviser of the Political Department of Fuzhou Military Region, and political commissar of Jiangxi Provincial Military Region (1979-1982).
Zhang Renchu and his wife Liu Hao
Zhang Renchu and his wife and children
Zhang Renchu (1909-1969), a native of Hong'an County, Hubei Province, was a founding lieutenant general.
After participating in the "Jute Uprising" in 1927, he was incorporated into the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army and joined the Communist Party of China in 1932. He successively served as platoon commander of the 28th Regiment of the 10th Division of the 4th Red Army, deputy company commander of the Guard Company of the 12th Division, commander of the 2nd Battalion of the Security Regiment of the Political Protection Bureau of the Red Fourth Front, deputy regimental commander of the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Division of the Red 1st Army (Regiment Commander Huang Kaixiang, Political Commissar Yang Chengwu), Commander of the Lazikou Combat Assault Battalion of the Shaanxi-Gansu Detachment, Deputy Regiment Commander of the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Division of the Red 1st Army (Regiment Commander Huang Shoufa, Political Commissar Luo Huasheng), Commander of the 5th Regiment (Political Commissar Chen Xiong and Wang Lushui), Commander of the 1st Battalion of the 686th Regiment of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army (Instructor Dai Runsheng), Regiment Commander (Political Commissar Liu Xiyuan), Deputy Brigade Commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 115th Division (Brigade Commander Zeng Guohua, Political Commissar Fu Zhuting), President of the 1st Branch of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (Political Commissar Zhang Xiong), Head of the Special Affairs Regiment of the 115th Division and Shandong Military Region (Political Commissar Zhang Xiong and Chen Meizao), Chief of Staff of the Coastal Military Region (Commander Chen Shiyu, Political Commissar Tang Liang), Brigade Commander of the 10th Brigade of the Military Region (Political Commissar Liu Wei), Chief of Staff of the Luzhong Military Region (Commander Wang Jian'an, Political Commissar Xiang Ming), Chief of Staff of the 8th Column of the East China Field Army (Commander Wang Jian'an, Political Commissar Xiang Ming), Deputy commander and commander (political commissar Wang Yiping), the first commander of the 26th Army of the People's Liberation Army (political commissar Wang Yiping, Li Yaowen).
After the founding of New China, he served as the commander of the 26th Army of the 9th Corps of the Volunteer Army.
In the summer of 1952, he returned to China, recuperated from a recurrence of old wounds in 1954 (he had been wounded in battle 11 times), and was the deputy commander of the Jinan Military Region from 1962 to 1969.
Zhang Lingbin and Li Yulan
Zhang Lingbin (1902-1987), a native of Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, was a founding lieutenant general.
He joined the Communist Party of China in 1926 and participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising in 1927. He successively served as the leader of the 1st Regiment Teaching Team of the 1st Division of the 1st Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, the director of the Medical Affairs Department of the Red 12th Army in western Fujian, the president of the Hospital of the 1st Military Station of the Ministry of Health of the Red Army, the director of the Health Department of the Red 9 Army (political commissar Zhang Shucai), the director of the Supply Department of the Red Fourth Front Army, the director of the Supply Department of the Red Army Infantry School in Northern Shaanxi (Principal Zhou Kun, the political commissar Yuan Guoping), the chief of the 2nd Section of the 4th Bureau of the General Staff Department (Director Song Yuhe), and the deputy director of the School Affairs Department of the Qingyang Infantry School of the Red Army (Minister Xie Hanwen). Deputy Director of the Deputy Officers' Department of the General Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (Xu Yuewen), Deputy Director of the Eighth Route Army Military Station Department (Minister and Political Commissar Yang Lisan), Director of the Supply Department, Director of the Military Station Department, and Minister of Economic Construction of the General Logistics Department of the Central Military Commission, Director of the Logistics Department of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Jinsui Joint Defense Force (Political Commissar Zhang Qilong), Director of the Logistics Department of the Jichareliao Military Region of the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army, Director of the Logistics Department of the Jichareliao Military Region, Second Deputy Chief of Staff of the Military Region (Zhu Jun), Director of the Logistics Department of the Military Region, And Director of the Logistics Department of the Military Region, and Commander of the Logistics Headquarters of the Military Region. Director of the Quartermaster Department of the General Logistics Department of the Central Military Commission and Director of the Quartermaster Department of the North China Military Region (Political Commissar Zha Guozhen).
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as deputy director of the General Logistics Department (1950-1982), secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, second deputy secretary of the party committee (1956), first deputy secretary of the party committee (1957), deputy secretary of the party committee (1958), alternate member of the ninth, tenth and eleventh central committees of the Communist Party of China, and member of the first central advisory committee.