Red Star,0700307,Deputy Platoon Leader,1177th Rifle Regiment

Bill Garvy · 05-22-2010, 11:43 AM

Award Card

Order Booklet 636681

1. Last name: Kovtun
2. Name and patrionymic: Tikhon Fedoseevich
3. Rank: Guards Master Sergeant
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: July 1921
6. Birthplace: Kiev Oblast, Fastov Region, village of Skri(?)nivka
7. Party membership: Comsomol member since 1939
8. Education: elementary
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Time in Red Army: since October 1940
11. Place of service at awarding: Deputy Platoon Leader – 347 Rifle Division, 1177 Rifle Regiment
12. Place of work at present: Simferopol Infantry Academy – Deputy Platoon Leader
13. Home of Record: Simferopol, Kalinin St. #6; Simferopol Infantry Academy

14. Awards:

Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization
Red Star 700.307 347 Rifle Division dated 24.5.1944

Verified by Simferopol Infantry Academy personnel officer on 2 April 1946

Temporary Award Certificate

Temporary award certificate #V 220320 attests that Rifle Platoon Leader Guards Master Sergeant Tikhon Fedoseevich Kovtun (347 RD, 1177 RR), residing in Kiev at 8 Comintern St. Apt. 13, was awarded the Order of the Red Star #700.307 by Order 39/N of the 347 “Melitopol” Rifle Division dated 24 May 1944. He was actually bestowed the award on 7 August 1944.

Bill Garvy · 05-22-2010, 11:44 AM

Order of the Red Star, nr. 700307. . .

Bill Garvy · 05-22-2010, 11:46 AM

Order Book. . .

My thanks to Alexi & Paul. . .

Auke · 05-22-2010, 01:18 PM

No award sheet?

Bill Garvy · 05-22-2010, 01:42 PM

No, this was all that was available through the archive.

deValcourt · 05-23-2010, 10:58 AM

Very nice. I've always wondered about the role of "temporary award certificates" so it's good to see one in play. Interesting.

Phillip

Bill Garvy · 05-23-2010, 11:07 AM

Thanks, Phil; I had not seen one until I had this award researched. In times of war paperwork gets lost.

***CtahhR*** · 03-24-2016, 07:37 AM

Still MIA but he's out there somewhere.....

05-22-2010, 01:18 PM	#4
Auke Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 762	Re: Red Star,700307 No award sheet?

05-22-2010, 01:42 PM	#5
Bill Garvy Comrade Curmudgeon Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,642	Re: Red Star,700307 *No, this was all that was available through the archive.*

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deValcourt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cajun Country Age: 56 Posts: 1,565	Re: Red Star,700307 Very nice. I've always wondered about the role of "temporary award certificates" so it's good to see one in play. Interesting. Phillip __________________ Phillip

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