Lutsjuk, Vasilij Fedorovich, Starshina 3rd Class, Torpedo Boat 960, Black Sea Fleet

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Sadly, no documents, so researched by serial numbers. This always raises questions of "restoration" in my mind.

His service record (thanks, Auke!):

Record

[Vertical note: Medal for the Defense of the Caucasus]

Last name: Lutsuk
First name: Vasily
Patronymic: Fyodorovich
Specialty: Radiotelegraph operator and Komsomol organizer
Rank: Seaman First Class, later Petty Officer Third Class
Period of service: 1941
Branch of arms: Navy
Year of birth: 1922
Education: Secondary
Party affiliation: Not a member, alter candidate member
Nationality: Ukrainian
Drafted by which Military Commissariat: Dzerzhinsky Raion
Address of his family: City of Mariupol, Dzerzhinsky Raion, Zhitomir Oblast. Father: F.F. Lutsuk

Place of service Ground
Motor Torpedo Boat 123, 1st Motor Torpedo Boat Brigade Order nr. 301 from 1942
2nd Motor Torpedo Boat Brigade Order nr. 0782 from 1942
2nd Novorossiysk Motor Torpedo Boat Brigade Order nr. 03996 of December 6, 1943
Coastal Base of the 2nd Novorossiysk Motor Torpedo Boat Brigade, Novorossiysk Naval Base January 4, 1944
Military Council of the Black Sea Fleet Order nr. 40189 of May 29, 1944
3rd Squadron, 2nd Novorossiysk Red Banner Motor Torpedo Boat Brigade, Black Sea Fleet January 1, 1945
2nd Motor Torpedo Boat Brigade _____ ______ Order of _____ ______ nr. 0430 from 1945
2nd Motor Torpedo Boat Brigade _____ ______ January 1, 1946
Promoted to Petty Officer Third Class Order of the 2nd Motor Torpedo Boat Brigade nr. 031 of July 10, 1946
2nd Motor Torpedo Boat Brigade _____ ______ January 1, 1947
Black Sea Fleet Personnel Order of Black Sea Fleet Personnel nr. 182 of July 1, 1947
Decommissioned by the Military Commissariat of the city of Odessa Order of Black Sea Fleet Personnel nr. 292 of October 4, 1947

and the record card:

Record card

Record card of an awardee

Last name: Lutsyuk
First name: Vasily
Patronymic: Fyodorovich
Rank: Seaman First Class
Position and unit: Radiotelegraph Operator 3rd Class aboard Motor Torpedo Boat 960, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Novorossiysk Red Banner Motor Torpedo Boat Brigade, Black Sea Fleet

Awarded:

Awarded which order of medal: Date of the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR: Awarded for what:
Order of the Red Star Order of the 2nd Novorossiysk Red Banner Motor Torpedo Boat Brigade nr. 1/S of February 11, 1945 [Stamp: “For combat with the German invaders”]
Medal of Ushakov Order of the 2nd Novorossiysk Red Banner Motor Torpedo Boat Brigade nr. 2/S of March 25, 1946

Home address: City of Miropol, Dzerzhinsky Raion, Zhitomir Oblast

Biographical particulars

1. Year of birth: 1922
2. Place of birth:
3. Party membership and period: Candidate member of the Communist Party
4. Nationality: Ukrainian
5. Period of service in the Red Army or Navy: Since 1941
6. Award documents are located in file nr.:

Awards issued:

Order or medal: Date of issue: Place of issue: Numbers of the orders and medals: Numbers of the award documents: Remarks:
Order of the Red Star February 22, 1945 __________ 553516 68567 11
Medal of Ushakov May 1, 1946 12083 10019 51

Other remarks:

And, before "someone" asks, a closeup on the Ushakov. Lousy scan. Have I mentioned recently how much I hate my new scanner?