Background
He was born in Meng-hsien, Honan, China in 1892.
He was born in Meng-hsien, Honan, China in 1892.
Mr. Liu received his military training in Honan and Chihli.
Yao-yang Liu served successively as chief-of-staff at the Headquarters of the Field-Commander of the BanditSuppression Forces for Yunnan, chief-of-staff to the 38th Army of the Nationalist Revolutionary Forces, training officer in the Central Military Officers' College, chief-of-staff at the Headquarters of Field- Commander of the 2nd Anti-Rebel Army, chief-of-staff to the 2nd Group Anti-Rebel Army, chief staff officer at the Kaifeng Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief.
Then he became a member of the Honan Provincial Government, director of Peace Preservation Bureau of Honan and concurrently associate director of the Honan Bandit Suppression Bureau, was awarded decorations by the National Government for meritorious military service.