Yu, a native of Ji 'an, Jiangxi, was the former deputy prime minister of the State Council and the former director of the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army of China. He was awarded the Second Class August 1st Medal, the First Class Medal of Independence and Freedom, and the First Class Medal of Liberation. A tried and tested loyal communist fighter and proletarian revolutionary, he was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General in 1955. Won the Second Class August 1st Medal, the First Class Medal of Independence and Freedom, and the First Class Medal of Liberation. 1988 was awarded the first-class Red Star Meritorious Medal of China People's Liberation Army in July. Yu was wounded in a battle in February 1936. He is a legendary one-armed general among the senior generals of the China People's Liberation Army.

Daughter of Yu