For Combat Merits,2156218,Instrument Mechanic,154th Aviation Communications Squadron

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Here is Medal "For Combat Merits" #2156218.

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Awarded to Mihail Ivanovich Kravchenko.

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1. Family, Name, Patronym.Kravchenko, Mihail Ivanovich
2. Rank. Senior Sergeant Technical Service
3. Position and unit. Technician For Instruments, 154th Separate Aviation Squadron Of Communications.
4. Year of birth. 1916
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/ Participant in the Patriotic War since January 1942.
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Not had
9. From which time in Red Army. Since 1941.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Krasnopol' Regional Military Commissariat, Sumsk Oblast
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). Award doesn't have

Presented for the Medal "For Combat Merits".

To affairs of the party of Lenin-Stalin and Socialist Homeland devoted.
Working as a technician of instruments and special equipment in his duties excellent. For 1943 and for 9 months in 1944 has serviced over 6000 planes of communications and special tasks. There was not even one event of fault of Kravchenko detaining or disrupting planes from orders. Special instruments of planes are always in working condition. Cases of working failure of the devices during flights of planes has not happened.

In addition to his duties as a mechanic for instruments, when he is free from his work time helps his comrades repair and restore PO-2 Planes.

Conclusion: For excellent completion of the tasks of command and servicing of PO-2 planes for flight, worthy of the governmental award Medal "For Combat Merits".

Commander 154th Separate Aviation Squadron Of Communications Major Dumchin.

9th October 1944.