Cao Yunlian

Cao Yunlian, birth and death years unknown. According to historical records, during China's full-scale War of Resistance Against Japan, she served as a nurse in the Health Department of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, as Chairwoman of the Women’s Salvation Committee of Yushe County, and as a code interpreter in the Intelligence Section of the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Military District. During this period, she actively participated in the anti-Japanese resistance efforts and contributed to China's war of resistance.

After the end of the War of Resistance, during the Liberation War period, Cao Yunlian served as Political Instructor of Team 7 at the Second Field Army Women's University Branch Three, and as an officer in the Political Department of the Casualty Management School of the 12th Army. These roles involved military political education and organizational work, aimed at strengthening the political ideological foundation of the army.

Following the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Cao Yunlian’s career continued to develop. She served as an organizational officer in the Political Department of Bishan Military Sub-district, as a political instructor at the 12th Army Kindergarten, and later as Secretary in Li Desheng’s office and Deputy Head of the Organization Department directly under the General Political Department, holding a rank equivalent to a full division-level officer.

In August 1987, Cao Yunlian left her official post and entered a period of rest and recuperation. The following year, on July 15, 1988, she was awarded the Chinese People's Liberation Army Independence Merit Medal by the Central Military Commission in recognition of her contributions to military and political work.

Cao Yunlian passed away at 7:00 PM on June 28, 2007, at the 301 Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in Beijing. Her life reflects her service in various significant historical periods, both in public and military roles, and her contributions within the Chinese People's Liberation Army. These details have been compiled and organized by the National Historical Society of the People's Republic of China; specific full details of her biography have not yet been disclosed.