1929 was born in a poor peasant family in Zhucheng, Shandong Province in September. /kloc-when he was 0/3 years old, he came to Shenyang alone to make a living and worked as a finishing worker in a Japanese steel company. 1945 10 joined the army and was incorporated into the second police company of the third brigade of the eighth route army. The fourth field army special forces chariot regiment 1 company tank "102" (Japanese 18 ton tank) driver. Because I have some mechanical work experience and can speak a few Japanese, I was transferred to the special longitudinal tank brigade of the Northeast Field Army to be the guard of the deputy battalion commander Gao Ke.

1948 Driving a tank to Liaoning-Shenyang battlefield and taking part in Jinzhou campaign. After the battle started, he rushed to the front of the team by "Tank 102". When the cooler was destroyed, they still concentrated their fire on the enemy, destroying two enemy division command posts that strengthened the defense of the battalion. After this campaign, the tank "102" was awarded the honorary title of "hero" by the Fourth Field Army, and Dong Li made a great contribution and joined China gloriously.

In the battle to liberate Tianjin in the "Pingjin Campaign", 102 tanks rushed to the front to attack Jintang Bridge. About 200 meters away from the enemy, our army was trapped, and the bullets fired by two enemy bunkers hit the tank deck, drawing a string of sparks and crushing the infantry. Several shells on the "Hero" silenced the two bunkers and frightened the enemy. After this battle, the crew of "Hero" won the first class merit, and Dong made great contributions again.

1 949 65438+1October1founding ceremony military parade, Dong took the lead in driving the tank "hero" to walk in the front of the tank armored vehicle parade.

1950 In September, Dong attended the National Congress of War Heroes and was awarded the title of "National War Hero".

1959, "Hero" was sent to China People's Revolutionary Military Museum as a revolutionary cultural relic, and the 57mm tank gun replaced in the war was replaced by the original Japanese 47mm gun.

1986, dong retired from the post of deputy chief of staff of the first tank division and rested in Jixian county, Tianjin.