Kucherjavij, Nikolaj Zaharovich, Sapper, 28th Separate Guards Sapper Battalion

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Award sheet

1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Kucheryavy, Nikolai Zakharovich
2. Rank: Guards Private
3. Position and unit: Sapper in the 28th Independent Guards Sapper Battalion, 25th Sinelnikovo Red Banner Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Guards Rifle Division

Nominated for: Order of Glory, 3rd Class

4. Year of birth: 1909
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party affiliation: Not a member
7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): Since May 1944 on the 2nd Ukrainian Front
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: No
9. Since when in the Red Army: May 10, 1944
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Grushki Raion, Odessa Oblast
11. Previous awards (for which accomplishments): Medal for Courage by Order of the 25th Guards Rifle Division nr. 016/N of 20th April 1945
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and his family’s address: _______________

Short, concrete description of his feat of arms or accomplishments:

During the crossing of the Little Danube and Morava rivers, Guards Private Kucheryavy put landing troops across the river in a small boat, onto the enemy-held shore. Subjected to heavy fire he completed 18 round trips, following which he continuously supported the ferrying of infantry, ammunition, and provisions.

He deserves to be awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd Class.

Commander of the 28th Independent Guards Sapper Battalion
Guards Captain [signed] /Panchenko/
23rd April 1945

He deserves the Medal for Courage.

Divisional engineer
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Pavinsky/
30th May 1945

He deserves the Medal for Courage.

Commander of the 25th Sinelnikovo Red Banner Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Guards Rifle Division
Guards Colonel [signed] /Peremanov/
4th May 1945

Awarded the Medal for Courage by Order of the 25th Guards Rifle Division nr. 019/N of 16th May 1945.

Chief of the Personnel Section
Guards Captain [signed] /Koryak/
18th May 1945