On this day 60 years ago, on March 5, 1965 (February 3, 1965 lunar calendar), Chen Cheng, a veteran of the Kuomintang, passed away. Chen Cheng's funeral in Taiwan Chen Cheng, character Ci Xiu, alias Shi Sou. Zhejiang Qingtian native. Born on January 4, 1896 (21st year of Qing Guangxu). He was admitted to Baoding Military Academy in 1919. He joined the Kuomintang the following year. In 1924, he served as an instructor at the Huangpu Military Academy. At the time of the Northern Expedition, he served as the head of the 63rd Regiment of the 21st Division of the National Revolutionary Army. In 1927, he served as the commander of the 21st Division. Later, he joined Chiang Kai-shek and served as the deputy director of the Military and Political Department of the Nanjing National Government Military Commission and the commander of the 18th Army of the Kuomintang. In 1934, he served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy of the Kuomintang North Road Army and the In 1935, he served as the director of the Yichang Battalion and was elected as the executive member of the Kuomintang Central Committee. During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the former enemy commander-in-chief of the Third Theater, the commander-in-chief of the 15th Army, and the chairperson of the Hubei Provincial Government. After the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the chief of staff of the Ministry of National Defense and the commander-in-chief of the navy, and successively commanded the Kuomintang army to invade Shandong and the Northeast Liberated Area, but was defeated. In 1948, he served as the chairperson and commander-in-chief of the Taiwan Provincial Guard, and later served as the president of the Kuomintang Executive