For Combat Merits,0921322,Head Of Repair Workshop,7th Rifle Regiment

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Here is the Medal "For Combat Merits" #921322.

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This Record Card isn't the most helpful.

Family, Nekipelyj
Name, Ivan
Patronym, Vasil'evich
Military Rank, Technical Lieutenant
Position And Unit, Head Of The Workshop Of Ammunition, 7th Rifle Regiment, 24th Rifle Division

Medal "For Combat Merits" 04/N 12-02-1944

Home Address 24th Rifle Division, 1st Ukrainian Front

1. Year of birth 1916
3. Party Membership Non-Partisan
4. Nationality Russian

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Temporary Document A#873572 confirms the issue of Medal "For Combat Merits" #921322, as does the serial list.

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Nekipelyj, Ivan Vasil'evich
2. Rank. Technical Lieutenant
3. Position and unit. Head Of The Repair Workshop, 7th Rifle Regiment, 24th Rifle Berdichev Division
Presented For The Medal "For Combat Merits"
4. Year of birth. 1916
5. Nationality. Russian
6. Party Membership. Non-Partisan
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR (Where, When) Western Front from 03-09-1941, Stalingrad 20-12-1942
8. Has been wounded or contused in Patriotic War. Heavy Wound 12-1941
9. From which time in Red Army. From 1937.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Ladomirov Regional Military Commissariat, Voronezh Oblast
11. Has received awards. Medal "For The Defence Of Stalingrad" Decree Of The Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet Of The Unions Of SSR of 22-12-1942

15-08-1943 during the time of crossing the River Severskij Donets under heavy enemy fire and bombardment managed to provide all subunits ammunition in the required quantity.
31-12-19143 in battle for Solotvin an out of action heavy machinegun Comrade Nekipelyj quickly repaired it and brought it to combat preparedness. For all the time positioned in the Regiment he quickly and qualitatively restored weapons. Beyond that Comrade Nekipelyj showed initiative in collecting trophy and domestic weapons remaining on the field of battle and brought them to full strength.
In the battle for Solotvin, Groshkovtsy and Bystrin himself and two armourers of the workshop collected domestic weapons: Rifles - 106, PPSHs - 50, Handheld Machinegun DP - 26, Heavy Machinegun "M" - 7, Anti-Tank Rifles - 11, Pistols - 19 and one telephone set. Trophies - German Rifles - 19, Handheld Machineguns - 8 and 2 Submachineguns.
Comrade Nekipelyj is worthy of the Governmental Award Medal "For Combat Merits".
Commander 7th Rifle Regiment Major Minokov
06-02-1944

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Here is a photograph of the recipient.