Yue Zhenhua, a combat hero, 1925, was born in Wangdu County, Hebei Province. 1943 joined the party, 1945 joined the army, and became the first battalion commander of the second battalion of the air force's ground-to-air missile force on February 26th. 1959 to 1964, leading the 2nd Battalion to shoot down 4 enemy high-altitude reconnaissance planes in national air defense operations; 196365438+On February 26th, the Ministry of National Defense awarded him the honorary title of "Air Force Fighting Hero"; 1On June 6th, 964, the Ministry of National Defense awarded the honorary title of "Hero Camp" to the 2nd Battalion.

1In July, 964, President Mao Zedong wrote in an air force report: "Very well, congratulations to comrades!" He also said to Premier Zhou Enlai, "Where is this unit? I want to meet them. " Mao Zedong named the second battalion of surface-to-air missiles, the unit that greeted the heroes, namely, the national air defense operation, with Yue Zhenhua as the battalion commander.

1On July 23rd, 964, President Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and other revolutionaries of the older generation received all the officers and men of the 2nd Battalion, which was the only organized unit that President Mao Zedong had received since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Yue Zhenhua, then the battalion commander, recalled that on that day, the posts from sentry to cook in the camp were all managed by brothers, and the officers and men of the Second Battalion were surrounded by leaders, leaving behind eternal glory. As can be seen from the photos of that year, Yue Zhenhua, the battalion commander, is a senior colonel. It is said that when the U-2 plane was shot down for the first time, after hearing the combat report in Yue Zhenhua, Chairman Mao waved his hand and said: I will add another star to the next one. Thus, such a special "senior colonel battalion commander" was born for the first time in the people's army.