For Bravery,3000828,Rifleman,8th Rifle Regiment,Moscow,Wounds 1947

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A rather battered medal to a rather battered soldier.

(THANKS, AUKE!!)

Record card:

Record card

Certificate nr. B-657170

1. Last name: Miloserdov
2. First name and patronymic: Anatoly Andreyevich
3. Military rank: Private
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1911
6. Place of birth: City of Omsk
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1944
8. Education: Higher
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: From June 1941 to December 1942
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position at the time of the award: Rifleman in the 5th Moscow Division
12. Current place of service and position: Senior engineer with the Ministry of Railways
13. Home address of the awardee: 27 Chkalov Street, apartment 21, Moscow

14. Record of all awards received:

Names of the orders and medals Their numbers Numbers of the documents Ground of award
Medal for Courage 3000828 Permanent certificate nr. B-657170 Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 6, 1947

Signature of the awardee: [signed]

I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):

Chief of the 3rd Section
[signed]
January 16, 1948

And the recommendation:

Award sheet

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Miloserdov, Anatoly Andreyevich
2. Rank: Private
3. Position and unit: Senior engineer with the Ministry of Railways (disabled person of the 3rd category)
Nominated for: Medal for Courage
4. Year of birth: April 1911
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party since 1944
7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions for the defense of the USSR and the Patriotic War (where and when): From October 15, 1941 to December 5, 1941 on the Western Front
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: Severely wounded on December 5, 1941 in his left thigh
9. Since when in the Red Army: From July 10, 1941 to February 15, 1943
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Zheleznaya doroga [railway] Raion, city of Moscow
11. Awards received previously (for which merits): None
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: ______________

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

Over a period of 1 month and 20 days, comrade Miloserdov took part in combat operations on the Western Front, serving as a rifleman with the 8th Rifle Regiment of the 5th Rifle Division.

On December 5, 1941 he was sent on a reconnaissance mission near Narofominsk with the aim of determining the enemy positions and locating his firing positions. He was severely wounded by a bullet in his left thigh with splintering of the bone.

As a result of this he received the status of disabled person of the 3rd category. He was characterized positively at his place of work. He deserves to be awarded the Medal for Courage.

Military commissar of the Krasnaya gvardia [Red Guards] Raion
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Kuryshev/
May 6, 1947

He deserves to be awarded the Medal for Courage.

Military commissar of the city of Moscow
Major General [signed] /Chernykh/
May 12, 1947

He deserves to be awarded the Medal for Courage.

Commander of the Moscow Military District
Colonel General [signed] /Artemyev/
June 16, 1947

Section chief with the Personnel Section of the Moscow Military District
Major [signed] /Kovalenko/