For Combat Merits,0032564,Aircraft Technician,1st Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment

[Tommy]

My new beauty. Stalingrad, Leningrad and Moscow!



Award Card [trans:  written “temporary”]
Order Booklet V 062659

1.  Last name:  Pilshchikov
2. Name and patrionymic:  Konstantin Mikhailovich
3. Rank:  Technical Services Lieutenant Colonel
4. Gender:  Male
5. Birthyear:  1912
6. Birthplace:  Kuibyshev Oblast, Baryshskii Region, Chladyshev Factory
7. Party membership:  CPSU since 5.1942  
8. Education:  elementary
9. Nationality:  Russian
10. Time in Red Army:  since 20.5.1932  
11. Place of service at awarding:  Regimental Senior Engineer – 698 Independent Transport Aviation Regiment
12. Place of work at present:  same  
13. Home address:  Troop Unit 53944
14. Awards:

Designation   Serial Number   Awarding Organization
Combat Service Medal  32.564    Edict dated 9.8.41
Red Star    584.425   3 Air Army dated 30.3.44
Combat Service Medal  1.613.218   Edict dated 3.11.44
Red Star   2.743.881   Edict dated 6.11.47
Red Banner   388.840   Edict dated 20.4.53
Lenin    325.624   Edict dated 30.12.56
Defense of Leningrad Medal    Edict dated 22.12.42
Defense of Stalingrad Medal    Edict dated 22.12.42
Defense of Moscow Medal    Edict dated 1.5.44
Victory over Germany Medal    Edict dated 9.5.45
30th Anniversary of Soviet Army and Navy Mdl  Edict dated 22.2.48

Verified by Commander, 698 Independent Transport Aviation Regiment, Colonel N. Moseriv on 1 January 1957

[Tommy]

Award Sheet
[stamped:  “Awarded Combat Service Medal”]

Unit:  1 Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment
Duty position:  Flight crew technician
Rank:  Military Technician 1 Class
Last name, name, and patrionymic:  Pilshchikov, Konstantin Mikhailovich
Birth place and date:  1912, Gladyshev Factory, Kuibyshev Oblast
Nationality:  Russian      
Party membership:  since 1930
Social position:  worker from working class
Education:  seventh grade; military education in 1933
In Red Army:  since 1932
Recommended for:  Red Star

Brief, Military Evaluation      

He is an excellent flight crew member.  His craft is always combat ready.  He capably organizes preparation of the materiel section, thus supporting the Command’s mission accomplishments.  He has 14 combat sorties.  While in flight he is calm and courageous.  Despite the difficulty of field conditions, he quickly and accurately corrects deficiencies in repair and supply.  As a true patriot of the Socialist motherland, he is ready to accomplish any mission resulting in the full destruction of the enemy.

He is deserving of the Order of the Red Star.

Endorsed Western Axis Air Forces Commander Colonel Naumenko and Commissar Brigade-Commissar Klokov

[Tommy]

Photos used with permission, my eternal thanks to the previous owner.





Enjoy, its the crowning jewel of my collection.

Tom

[Tommy]

And here's his Red Star citation which i need to get translated.

[CtahhR]

Family name, name, and patronymic: Pil'schikov, Konstantin Mihajlovich
Military rank: Guards Engineer-Captain
Duty Position: Technician Aviation Detachment 1st Guards "Red Banner" Long Range Aviation Regiment.
Recommended for: Order "Red Star".

1, Year of birth: 1912
2, Nationality: Russian
3, Time in the Red Army: Since 1932
4, Party Membership: Member of VKP/b/ since 1942
5, Participation in war: Positioned in active Red Army.
6, Has wounds or contusions: Doesn't have
7, Previous awards: Medal "For Combat Merits" ukaz of 9th August 1941
8, To which RVK called: Barish (Barysh) RVK

In an active Red Army position since 22nd June 1941 in the 1st Guards Red Banner Long Range Aviation Regiment.
Technically literate. (Lisunov) Li-2 Materiel knows well and competently exploits it. There were no cases of failure of materiel in the air due to his fault. Technical staff detachment are alert and always ready to fulfil any combat mission. During the war the detachment of Comrade Pil'schikov ensured the preparation of 793 Planes, More over personally Pil'schikov for the flight engineer oversaw 50 combat missions at night after these he was awarded 31 military tickets.
Subordinate technical staff are managed well. Disciplined. To his house and his staff he has merited business authority. Cause of the party of Lenin-Stalin and Socialist Homeland loyal.
Conclusion : For exemplary performance of tasks he is deserving of the award Order "Red Star".
Deputy Commander 1st Squadron Guards Senior Lieutenant Kostenko
With characteristic conclusion and agreement.
Commander 1st Guards Red Banner Long Range Aviation Regiment Guards Lieutenant Colonel I Agranovskij
14th February 1944.

[Tommy]

Thank you :).

Its number is in the database, i just hope i can find it one day!

Cheers,

Tom

[CtahhR]

Most of them are out there somewhere... Unfortunately many of them are in the hands of people who are hoarding them away for "investment", not willing to contribute to the online collector's discussion or simply ignorant of just what they have.

That being said none of the original recipients of GPW combat awards have found their way onto the forum yet but I don't think they can be blamed!

As a little update here are his Medal "For The Defence Of Moscow" Acts that show what he was doing just after he was awarded this Medal "For Combat Merits". #29 and 31 respectively.