Lemeshkin, Ivan Pavlovich, Aviation Technician, 16th Guards Interceptor Regiment

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Lemeshkin, Ivan Pavlovich
2. Rank. Senior Sergeant
3. Position and unit. Senior Aviation Technician, 16th Guards Interceptor Aviation Sandomierz Regiment, 9th Guards Interceptor Aviation Mariupol' Order Bogdan Hmel'nitskij Division.
Presented For The Order Of The Red Star.
4. Year of birth. 1917
5. Nationality. Russian
6. Party Membership. Member VKP/b/ from 1942.
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ Participant of the Patriotic War from 22nd June 1941.
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Not had.
9. From which time in Red Army. From October 1938.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Cadre of the Red Army.
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). The Medal "For Combat Merits" 05-02-1943 Order of the 229th Interceptor Aviation Division 01/N.
In the Patriotic War against German invaders participating from 22-06-1941 on the Southern, Trans-Caucasus, Northern Caucasus, Southern, 4th, 2nd and 1st Ukrainian Fronts.
The Medal "For Combat Merits" awarded 05-02-1943 for excellent preparation of materiel of aeroplanes MIG-3, JAK-1 for combat sorties and servicing 150 successful combat sorties for the period from June 1941 to August 1942.
Since the award for the period from 10th April 1943 to 20th March 1945 working as an aviation technician for the preparation of materiel of the Aeroplanes Airocobra for combat sorties servicing 257 successful combat sorties without a breakdown or accident by his fault, of those 40 successful combat sorties serviced for the period of the successful offensive of our troops in the January-February operations of the 1st Ukrainian Front.
For this time in field conditions at the forward aerodrome restored 9 damaged in aerial combat aeroplanes Airocobra and replaced 5 engines with excellent quality repairs and ahead of specified time.
In exploitation of the materiel of aeroplanes Airocobra knowledge excellent. His accumulated experience for preparing materiel of aeroplanes for combat sorties he skilfully conveys to his subordinates.
For the time of his work for preparing materiel of aeroplanes for combat sorties there was not a single case of failure or return of an aeroplane from task from his fault. In servicing of aeroplanes for combat sorties he always is in excellent ability and in full combat preparedness.
Conclusion: For excellent preparation of the materiel of aeroplanes for combat sorties, servicing 257 successful combat sorties quick and quality restoration of materiel of aeroplanes - worthy of award the Order Of The Red Star.
Commander 16th Guards Interceptor Aviation Sandomierz Regiment Hero Of The Soviet Union Guards Major Fedorov
21st March 1945

Award the Order Of The Red Star.
Commander 9th Guards Interceptor Aviation Mariupol' Order Bogdan Hmel'nitskij Division Triple Hero Of The Soviet Union Guards Colonel Pokryshkin
27th March 1945

Senior Aviation Technician Guards Senior Sergeant Lemeshkin, Ivan Pavlovich for the period of combat work from 10th April 1943 to 20th March 1945 on the aeroplane "Airocobra" serviced 257 successful combat sorties, without breakage or failure of materiel in work by his fault.
Reasoning: Record of combat sorties of his personal aviation technician book.

Senior Engineer 16th Guards Interceptor Aviation Sandomierz Regiment Guards Engineer-Captain Kopylov