For Combat Merits,2004167,Driver,867th Separate Moto-Transport Battalion

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Here is the Medal "For Combat Merits" #2004167.

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1. Family, Jakovets
2. Name And Patronym, Vasilij Dmitrovich
3. Military Rank, Red Army Soldier
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1914
6. Place Of Birth, Chernigov Oblast, Komarov Region, Berestovets
7. Party Membership, Non-Partisan
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, From March 1941 to October 1945
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 867th Separate Auto-Transport Battalion, 10th Brigade, III Belorussian Front - Driver
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Collective Farm Named "Voroshilov". Berestovets, Chernigov Oblast - Private Collective Farmer
13. Current address of awarded, Chernigov Oblast, Komarov Region, Berestovets

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Jakovets, Vasilij Dmitrovich
2. Rank. Red Army Soldier
3. Position and unit. Driver, 867th Separate Moto-Transport Battalion
Presented For A Governmental Award
4. Year of birth. 1914
5. Nationality. Ukrainian
6. Party Membership. Non-Partisan
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ Patriotic War.
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Not had.
9. From which time in Red Army. From 1941.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Komarov Regional Military Commissariat, Chernigov Oblast.
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). Not Awarded

Comrade Jakovets, Vasilij Dmitrovich from the first days of the Patriotic War has worked under the 867th Separate Moto-Transport Battalion in position of driver of an automobile. For all the time of combat activities in the struggle with German Invaders Comrade Jakovets repeatedly travelled to the forward lines of the front, for the performance of combat tasks, where he showed himself to be a bold, courageous, initiative, fearless fighter of the Red Army. In difficult tactical situations, with out roads coming under the fire of enemy artillery and aerial bombing skilfully manoeuvred the machine to get it into a safe place not having one breakdown, providing the performance of combat tasks of the command.
Comrade Jakovets, V. D. is worthy of the Governmental Award Medal "For Bravery"
Commander 867th Separate Moto-Transport Battalion
Major Scherbakov
21st July 1944