For Bravery,2618941,Senior Line Supervisor,940th Separate Telephone Company

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Here is the Medal "For Bravery" #2618941.

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1. Family, Dushenok
2. Name And Patronym, Aleksandr Akimovich
3. Military Rank, Corporal
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1923
6. Place Of Birth, Chernigov Oblast, Mihajlo-Kotsjubinskoe Region, Kovpyta
7. Party Membership, Member VLKSM 1942
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, 1941 August.
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 940th Telephone Exploitation Company, Line Supervisor
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, 85th Separate Construction-Exploitation Battalion Of Communications, Line Supervisor
13. Home address of awarded, Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Belovodsk Region 2nd Village Soviet

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1. Family, Name And Patronym, Dushenok, Aleksandr Akimovich
2. Rank, Corporal
3. Position, Unit, Senior Line Supervisor, 940th Separate Telegraph-Exploitation Company
Presented for award of the Medal "For Bravery".
4. Year Of Birth, 1923
5. Nationality, Ukrainian
6. Party Membership, Member VLKSM.
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War, Patriotic War from January 1942 - Voronezh Front and 1st Ukrainian Front.
8. Had Which Wounds And Contusions in the Patriotic War, Not had.
9. Since What Time In Red Army, 1942, January.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat Called, Belovod Regional Military Commissariat, Voroshilovograd Oblast.
11. Has which awards (for which distinction), Badge "Excellent Communicator" Order of the Management Of Communications 1st Ukrainian Front #0328 of 07-09-1944

19th February 1945 at 2035hrs a raid of enemy aviation on a column of passing auto-vehicles in the region of the Obernigk the wires were destroyed from the air.
Red Army Soldier Dushenok with the head of the complex of telegraph communications Sergeant Gorodnichij first rushed to eliminate breaks. Enemy aircraft after the bombing began machine-gun fire.
Red Army Soldier Dushenok without getting off the post, wooden, where connection was needed, showing exceptional courage and valour, he continued to eliminate breaks.
5 times the machine-guns crossed the line on that span, where Dushenoko was working, and five times under machinegun fire Comrade Dushenok did cable insertion.
Thanks to the exceptional valour of Comrade Dushenok, communication in 35 minutes was restored.
Comrade Dushenok is disciplined, punctual, shows authority among the personal staff of the units.
Loyal to the party of Lenin-Stalin and Socialist nation.
Presented to award of the Medal "For Bravery"

Commander (Head) Captain
27th February 1945