For Bravery,1224401,Deputy Platoon Commander,6th Separate Technical Trophy Company

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Here is the Medal "For Bravery" #1224401.

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1. Family, Myshak
2. Name And Patronym, Ivan Dmitrievich
3. Military Rank, Senior Sergeant
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1921
6. Place Of Birth, Crimean Oblast, Red Guard Region Novoantonovka
7. Party Membership, Non-Partisan
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Russian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, From October 1940 to May 1946.
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 13th Air Army, 6th Separate Technical Trophy Company - Aviation Mechanic
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Crimean Oblast, Red Guard Region Course for drivers - Student
13. Current address of awarded, Crimean Oblast, Red Guard Region, Novoantonovka

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1. Family name, name, and patronymic: Myshak, Ivan Dmitrievich
2. Rank: Senior Sergeant
3. Position, unit: Deputy Platoon Commander, 6th Separate Technical Trophy Company, 6th Regional Aviation Base
Recommendation for the Medal "For Bravery".
4. Born: 1921
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: Non-Partisan
7. Participation In Civil War, Other Military Actions Of Defence Of The USSR And Patriotic War (Where, When); In the Patriotic War against German-Fascist invaders since 1941.
8. Wounds or shell-shock during the Patriotic War : Wounded 27th March 1943 on Leningrad Front
9. Time in Red Army: From 1941
10. Inducted by: Tel'man Regional Military Commissariat, Crimean SSR in 1941
11. Previous awards: Medal "For The Defence Of Leningrad"

Working in the potion of deputy platoon commander in 6th Separate Technical Trophy Company Comrade Myshak I. D. showed himself loyal to the affairs of Lenin-Stalin and Socialist nation. Confirming their commitment by their excellent ability to organise subordinates for the fast and high quality evacuation of combat equipment of aeroplanes from forests, marshes on the front line and beyond the front line.

For example: 27th January 1944 an IL-2 Aeroplane was forced to be stranded west of the village of Pudost', he was under enemy artillery fire. Bold, initiative, courage shown by Comrade Myshak I.D. encouraged subordinates to raise the aeroplane. The aeroplane was evacuated.
2nd February 1944 an IL-2 aeroplane was forced to be stranded in a marsh, east 5 kilometres of the village of Krasnyj Bor. It was necessary to make a floor of half a kilometre. Comrade Myshak showed initiative, mobilised local forces' units and regardless of time, without rest evacuated the aeroplane in 2 days.

The group, which is lead by Comrade Myshak I. D. in only the period from 1st January to 19th February 1944 have evacuated from forests, marshes of the front and beyond the frontline 17 military aeroplanes of which 8 aeroplanes were renovated.

For courage and valour in the evacuation of military equipment of aeroplanes is worthy of awarding of the governmental award - Medal "For Bravery".

Commander 6th Separate Technical Trophy Company Captain Siljutin
10th March 1944