Red Star,2978754,Head Of Chemical Service,1st Guards Tank Division,Long Service 1951

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Here is Red Star #2978754.

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1. Family, Matvienko
2. Name And Patronym, Mihail Fomich
3. Military Rank, Guards Lieutenant-Colonel
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1909
6. Place Of Birth, Zhitomir Oblast,Barashev Region
7. Party Membership, Member VKP/b/ 1942
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, September 1931
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 1st Guards Tank Corps - Head Of Chemical Service
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, 1st Guards Tank Division - Head Of Chemical Service
13. Current address of awarded, Field Post 06680

For Bravery 69679 20th August 1942
Red Star 86519 19th January 1943
Patriotic War II Class 108357 4th August 1944
Red Banner 226826 26th May 1945
For Combat Merits 2828336 6th November 1945 (Long Service)
Red Star 2978754 17th May 1951 (Long Service)
Red Banner 508626 30th December 1956 (Long Service)

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Here are before and after photographs of the recipient.