Born in Changsha of Qing Dynasty China's Hunan province, he was the sixth son of Yi Man-sheng (Chinese: 易滿生; pinyin: Yì Mǎnshēng) and Hu Jin-rong (Chinese: 胡金容 ; pinyin: Hú Jīnróng) and he studied at the Whampoa Military Academy's 6th class, where Chiang Kai-shek served as Chief Commandant. He later graduated from Army University 陸軍大學畢業. Lieutenant General of the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) 中華民國空軍, he served as the commander of the Air Force, the commander of the Chengdu General Station, the acting commander of the Chengdu Military Region of the Air Force, the deputy commander of the Major General of the First Air Force of the Republic of China Air Force, and the deputy director of the General Political Warfare Bureau of the "Ministry of National Defense".[1][2][3]
In the Second Sino-Japanese War where the ROCAF was augmented by a volunteer group of American pilots known as the Flying Tigers, Yi was involved in attacks on Japanese air and ground forces. In 1945, the Japanese surrendered in China's capital, Chongqing 重慶. During the Chinese Civil War, Yi engaged in combat against the People's Liberation Army along the Taiwan Strait, and assisted in the "Great Retreat" of the Kuomintang to Taiwan beginning in 1948. In 1950, he was ordered to hold one of the Republic of China's last remaining airfields in China, Mengzi airport, but it eventually fell to the communists in December. Yi and the #26 battalion led thousands of people through the jungles of Burma and Laos on foot, and received political asylum in Bangkok, Thailand in 1951. Yi was a recipient of the Order of Loyalty and Valour 忠勇勳章, Exemplary Medal of the Spirit of Chu 莒光楷模獎章, Good Service Medal 優績獎章, Order of Loyalty and Diligence 忠勤勳章, and recognized as a national hero 克難英雄 by Chiang Kai-shek (Chinese: 蔣介石; pinyin: Jiǎng Jièshí) for overcoming great difficulties at Mengzi.[4]
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juei, this, chinese, name, family, name, lieutenant, general, chinese, 易國瑞, pinyin, guó, ruì, march, 1906, july, 1990, chinese, force, pilot, 1934native, name易國瑞born, 1906, march, 1906changsha, hunan, qing, dynastydiedjuly, 1990, 1990, aged, angeles, californi. In this Chinese name the family name is Yi Lieutenant General Yi Kuo juei Yi Guo rui Chinese 易國瑞 pinyin Yi Guo rui March 7 1906 July 3 1990 was a Chinese Air Force pilot Yi Kuo jueiYi c 1934Native name易國瑞Born 1906 03 07 March 7 1906Changsha Hunan Qing DynastyDiedJuly 3 1990 1990 07 03 aged 84 Los Angeles CaliforniaAllegianceRepublic of ChinaRankLieutenant GeneralCommands heldRepublic of China Air ForceBattles warsSecond Sino Japanese WarChinese Civil WarAwardsOrder of Loyalty and ValourExemplary Medal of the Spirit of ChuGood Service MedalOrder of Loyalty and Diligence克難英雄Biography editBorn in Changsha of Qing Dynasty China s Hunan province he was the sixth son of Yi Man sheng Chinese 易滿生 pinyin Yi Mǎnsheng and Hu Jin rong Chinese 胡金容 pinyin Hu Jinrong and he studied at the Whampoa Military Academy s 6th class where Chiang Kai shek served as Chief Commandant He later graduated from Army University 陸軍大學畢業 Lieutenant General of the Republic of China Air Force ROCAF 中華民國空軍 he served as the commander of the Air Force the commander of the Chengdu General Station the acting commander of the Chengdu Military Region of the Air Force the deputy commander of the Major General of the First Air Force of the Republic of China Air Force and the deputy director of the General Political Warfare Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense 1 2 3 In the Second Sino Japanese War where the ROCAF was augmented by a volunteer group of American pilots known as the Flying Tigers Yi was involved in attacks on Japanese air and ground forces In 1945 the Japanese surrendered in China s capital Chongqing 重慶 During the Chinese Civil War Yi engaged in combat against the People s Liberation Army along the Taiwan Strait and assisted in the Great Retreat of the Kuomintang to Taiwan beginning in 1948 In 1950 he was ordered to hold one of the Republic of China s last remaining airfields in China Mengzi airport but it eventually fell to the communists in December Yi and the 26 battalion led thousands of people through the jungles of Burma and Laos on foot and received political asylum in Bangkok Thailand in 1951 Yi was a recipient of the Order of Loyalty and Valour 忠勇勳章 Exemplary Medal of the Spirit of Chu 莒光楷模獎章 Good Service Medal 優績獎章 Order of Loyalty and Diligence 忠勤勳章 and recognized as a national hero 克難英雄 by Chiang Kai shek Chinese 蔣介石 pinyin Jiǎng Jieshi for overcoming great difficulties at Mengzi 4 Yi was the head of athletic operations in Taiwan which included the Chinese Taipei men s national basketball team and organized the first Asian Basketball Confederation Championship held in Manila on January 16 1960 The team required 14 players but Loo Hor kuay Liu Zhong hong and Zheng Zheng nan withdrew due to their academic studies The Taiwan team finished with a record of 7 2 and placed 2nd overall 5 Yi died on July 3 1990 3 nbsp Yi Kuo juei with family in Shenyang circa 1947 nbsp Yi Kuo juei receiving national hero award 克難英雄 from Chiang Kai shekReferences edit Senior Generals of the Kuomintang zsbeike Retrieved 23 September 2021 The full list of generals of Whampoa Military Academy 5 Nanjing Central Military Academy smwenxue Retrieved 23 September 2021 a b 走過歷史 juncihsiang 2010 07 16 三湘黃埔名將錄 14 第六期 李 汪 谷 易 姚 胡 范 唐 袁 張 隨意窩 Xuite日誌 Retrieved 2021 10 17 Summary of Mengzi Withdrawal in 39 Years xuite 11 April 2010 Retrieved 23 September 2021 Taiwan Basketball Hall of Fame Facebook Retrieved 2021 10 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yi Kuo juei amp oldid 1128007647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
