Zhang Wu, Wang Weixi and their eldest son
Zhang Wu (1920-2004), a native of Chang'an County, Shaanxi Province, was a founding colonel of the People's Liberation Army (promoted to major general in 1964).
In 1936, he joined the Chinese National Liberation Vanguard, and in 1937 he joined the Communist Party of China and joined the Red Army. He served as deputy instructor of the Youth Battalion of the Guanzhong Military Sub-district of the Eighth Route Army Left Behind Corps, instructor of the 3rd Regiment of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Jinsui Joint Defense Army Garrison, deputy regimental commander of the 1st Regiment of the 6th Cavalry Division of the Northwest Field Army, political commissar of the 30th Regiment of the 10th Division of the 4th Army of the People's Liberation Army, deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department of the 10th Division of the 10th Division of the 4th Army of the People's Liberation Army, political commissar of the 10th Artillery Division of the Northeast Military Region, deputy political commissar of the Artillery of the Shenyang Military Region (1960), political commissar of the 23rd Army of the People's Liberation Army (1964-1970), and deputy political commissar of the Shenyang Military Region (1970-1985).
Wu Kezhi, Tan Mei and their "Five Golden Flowers"
Wu Kezhi (1911-1985), a native of Qiongshan County, Hainan Province, was a founding colonel of the People's Liberation Army (promoted to major general in 1961).
In 1925, he went to Singapore with his maternal grandfather to make a living, and returned to Haikou after the "Lugou Bridge Incident" in 1937 and joined the Communist Party of China. He served as the commander of the 2nd Brigade of the Qiongya Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Independent Corps (Deputy Commander Lin Taoyao), the commander of the 1st Detachment (Political Commissar Chen Naishi, Chen Shi, and Lin Hao) and the county magistrate of the Qiongshan County Anti-Japanese Democratic Government, the commander of the 1st Detachment of the Qiongya Independent Column (Political Commissar Lin Hao), the Second Deputy Commander of the Column (Li Zhenya, the First Deputy Commander), the First Deputy Commander of the QIONGya Column of the People's Liberation Army (Commander and Political Commissar Feng Baiju), the First Deputy Commander of the Hainan Military Region (1950-1951), and the Director of the Research Office of the Nanjing Military Academy. Vice Minister of Training (1959), Vice Minister of Scientific Research (1960), President of the Plasters Anti-Chemical Warfare Science and Technology Research Institute of the People's Liberation Army (1964-1969), Deputy Director of the Anti-Chemical Warfare Department of the General Staff Headquarters (1975-1981).
Tang Liang, Zhang Rui, couple and children
Tang Liang (1910-1986), a native of Liuyang County, Hunan Province, was a founding general of the People's Liberation Army.
In 1930, he joined the Red Army and joined the Communist Party of China. He served as political commissar of the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Division of the Red 5th Army (regimental commander Bai Zhiwen), political commissar of the 10th regiment of the 4th division of the Red 3rd Army (regimental commander Hu Jun), director of the political department of the 2nd division of the Red 1st Army (division commander Huang Yongsheng, political commissar Xiao Hua), director of the political department of the 2nd Column of the Eighth Route Army (commander Yang Dezhi, political commissar Su Zhenhua), political commissar of the newly organized 344th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army (brigade commander Liu Zhen), director of the political department of the Jiluyu Military Region (commander Cui Tianmin, political commissar Huang Jing and Su Zhenhua). The 115th Division instructed the 4th Brigade and Political Commissar of the Huxi Military Region (Brigade Commander and Commander Deng Keming), the Political Commissar of the Shandong Coastal Military Region (Commander Chen Shiyu), the Director of the Political Department of the Shandong Field Army (Commander Chen Yi, Political Commissar Li Yu and Chen Yi), the Director of the Political Department of the East China Field Army (Commander and Political Commissar Chen Yi), the Political Commissar of the 3rd Corps (Commander Chen Shiyu), the Director of the Political Department of the Third Field Army (Commander and Political Commissar Chen Yi), the Deputy Political Commissar of the East China Military Region, the Political Commissar of the Nanjing Military Region (1955-1958), the Political Commissar of the PLA Military and Political University. Dean of the Faculty of Political Science (1977-1978) and Political Commissar of the Faculty of Political Science (1978-1983).
Dong Qiwu, Yao Qinxiu and their "Five Golden Flowers"
Dong Qiwu (1899-1989), a native of Hejin County, Shanxi Province, was a founding general of the People's Liberation Army.
In his early years, he served as the commander of the 9th Mixed Brigade of the 2nd Army of the Nationalist Army (Brigade Commander Zhao Shuxun), the commander of the Advance Column of the Northern Expedition of the 4th Army of the National Revolutionary Army (Column Commander Zheng Sicheng), the commander of the 89th Regiment of the 30th Division of the 3rd Front of the Nationalist Army (The Great Battle of the Central Plains) (Division Commander Lu Chengrui), the commander of the 436th Regiment of the 218th Brigade of the 73rd Division of the 35th Army of the National Revolutionary Army (Great Wall Resistance War, brigade commander Zeng Yanyi), the commander of the 218th Brigade (Suiyuan War of Resistance), the commander of the 101st Division (Commander Fu Zuoyi). Major General of the 4th Army (1940) and Commander of the 35th Army (1944) of the Provisional 8th Theater of the Nationalist Government, Director of the Political Department of the Commander-in-Chief of the 12th Theater of Operations (Awarded the Order of the Qingtian White Sun [No. 175], Commander Fu Zuoyi) and Commander of the Baotou City Defense Command, Chairman of Suiyuan Province (1947-1949) and Commander of the Provincial Security Command.
On September 19, 1949, he led the Suiyuan military and political personnel to revolt, and joined the Communist Party of China in 1980. He successively served as vice chairman of the Suiyuan Military and Political Committee (chairman Fu Zuoyi) and chairman of the Suiyuan Provincial People's Government (1949-1952), deputy commander of the Suiyuan Military Region (commander Fu Zuoyi, political commissar Bo Yibo), first commander of the 23rd Corps of the People's Liberation Army (political commissar Gao Kelin), commander of the 23rd Corps of the Volunteer Army (1951), commander of the 69th Army of the People's Liberation Army (1952-1968), fifth (co-election), and vice chairman of the Sixth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Mr. and Mrs. Guo Peng and their children
Guo Peng (1906-1977), a native of Liling County, Hunan Province, was a founding lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army.
He participated in the "Autumn Harvest Uprising" in 1927 and joined the Communist Party of China in 1928. He served as commander of the 50th Regiment of the 17th Division of the Red 6th Army (political commissar Peng Lin), commander of the 6th Division of the Red 2nd Army (political commissar Yu Daoqun and Liao Hansheng), chief of staff of the Red 32nd Army (commander Luo Binghui, political commissar Yuan Renyuan), chief of staff of the 359th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army (brigade commander and political commissar Wang Zhen), deputy brigade commander, deputy commander of the 1st Independent Detachment of the Eighth Route Army (commander Wang Zhen, political commissar Wang Shoudao), brigade commander of the 359th Brigade of the 2nd Column of the Central Plains Military Region (political commissar Wang Enmao), Brigade Commander of the 359th Brigade of the 2nd Field Column of the Jinsui Military Region (Political Commissar Li Quan), First Deputy Commander (Commander and Political Commissar Wang Zhen) and Commander (Political Commissar Wang Enmao) of the 2nd Army of the People's Liberation Army, Deputy Commander of the Xinjiang Military Region (1954), Deputy Commander of the Lanzhou Military Region (1969-1975).
Yan Wenbin and his wife and children
Yan Wenbin (1915-2014), a native of Yongxin County, Jiangxi Province, was a founding colonel of the People's Liberation Army (promoted to major general in 1964).
He joined the Chinese Red Army in 1931 and the Communist Party of China in 1934. He served as the captain of the death squad and the commander of the 12th Company of the 51st Regiment of the 17th Division of the Red 6th Army, the battalion commander of the Special Service Regiment of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, the commander of the 15th Regiment of the 5th Division of the 2nd Column of the Northeast Field Army, the commander of the 345th Regiment of the 115th Division of the 39th Army of the People's Liberation Army (political commissar Jia Yunfei), the chief of staff of the division (division commander Wang Liangtai, the political commissar Shen Tiebing), the deputy commander and division commander of the 115th Division of the 39th Army of the Volunteer Army, the deputy commander of the 39th Army of the People's Liberation Army (1955), the deputy commander of the 40th Army of the People's Liberation Army. First Deputy Commander of the Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps (1968), Deputy Commander of the Brigade Garrison Area.
Wang Jianqing and Guo Liqian, his wife and children
Wang Jianqing (1911-1991), a native of Xintai County, Shandong Province, was a founding major general of the People's Liberation Army.
He joined the Communist Party of China in 1931 and joined the Eighth Route Army in 1938. He served as political commissar of the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the Shandong Column of the Eighth Route Army (regimental commander Ma Yaolun), deputy political commissar of the 3rd Military Sub-district of the Coastal Military Region (commander Zhao Jie, political commissar Tian Haishan), commander of the 2nd Military Sub-district (political commissar Gu Mu), deputy brigade commander of the Luzhong Military Region Garrison Brigade (brigade commander Zhou Changsheng, political commissar Chen Meizao), deputy commander of the 24th Division of the 8th Column of the East China Field Army (division commander Zhou Changsheng, political commissar Chen Meizao), the first division commander of the 77th Division of the 26th Army of the PLA (political commissar Dong Chao), division commander and political commissar, deputy commander and chief of staff of the 21st Army of the PLA. Political Commissar of the Engineer Corps of the Nanjing Military Region (1963).