In 1950, when the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea broke out, the Chinese volunteers crossed the Yalu River without hesitation, stepped into the Korean battlefield, and threw themselves into the fierce battle. At that time, the People's Republic of China had just been founded, and after years of war, the country was facing many difficulties, but even so, the country still fully supported the logistics support of the volunteers. In particular, General Hong Xuezhi, as the deputy commander of the Chinese People's Volunteers, created a steel transportation line that "cannot be defeated or blown up," and made great contributions to the cause of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea.
During the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, many outstanding talents emerged in the field of logistical support, such as Ding Xianguo, who actively participated in organizing the logistical support work of the Shangganling, Jincheng and other battles, and played an important role in the signing of the "Korean Armistice Agreement." Ding Xianguo was born in 1909 in Hubei. During the agrarian revolution, he joined the Red Army at the age of 20 and participated in the anti-"encirclement and suppression" and the Long March in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area with the Red Fourth Front Army.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Ding Xianguo joined the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and later transferred to the New Fourth Army, becoming a member of the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army, and won the victory of the War of Resistance against Japan together with the New Fourth Army. After the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he went to Korea with the Volunteers to participate in the war and served as the deputy director of the Logistics Department of the Volunteers. It is worth mentioning that Ding Xianguo led by example, and although he was already a senior officer, he always insisted on eating the same pot with the soldiers.
His reason for doing this is simple, as the head of the logistics department, having dinner with the soldiers allows him to experience the logistics supply firsthand, understand the existing problems, and listen to the soldiers. On the Korean battlefield, Ding Xianguo did his best to ensure the logistical supply of volunteer soldiers. At that time, the domestic situation was difficult, the foundation of New China was weak, and in the early days of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, many volunteer soldiers even had only fried noodles for their rations, however, Ding Xianguo still did his best to ensure the logistics supply of the volunteers.
When the Northeast Military Region was unable to provide enough food for the volunteers, Ding Xianguo took the initiative to report the problem to his superiors, and then the General Rear Service Department was directly responsible for the logistics supply of the volunteers, and the logistics support work also improved. Ding Xianguo's experience in the second half of his life is equally wonderful, full of stories of struggle and hard work. In 1955, at the age of 46, Ding Xianguo was awarded the rank of major general and became a founding major general. Subsequently, he continued to work on logistics, including the self-defense counterattack against India in the sixties of the last century.
During the war, Ding Xianguo was in charge of the logistics of the troops and made important contributions to the victory of the self-defense counterattack against India. In 1970, at the age of 61, Ding Xianguo was promoted to deputy director of the General Logistics Department, but this also laid the groundwork for his later dismissal. In 1971, affected by the 913 incident, Ding Xianguo, then 62 years old, was dismissed from his post along with Minister Qiu Huizuo. Compared with Qiu Huizuo, Ding Xianguo, as vice minister, is in a slightly more favorable situation.
After leaving his job, he stayed at home for a long time until he took a leave of absence in 1983. After his retirement, Ding Xianguo enjoyed the treatment of the regular corps, and although the organization provided him with cooks and other staff, he refused these cares and insisted on supporting himself. In his later years, Ding Xianguo was keen on public welfare undertakings and donated money to the Hope Project. In 2001, he died in Chongqing at the age of 92.