For Combat Merits,2430235,Section Commander,144th Separate Auto-Transport Battalion

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Here is the Medal "For Combat Merits" #2430235.

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1. Family, Jur'ev,
2. Name And Patronym, Mihail Lukojanovich
3. Military Rank, Senior Sergeant
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1909
6. Place Of Birth, Poltava Oblast, Kobyljats Region, Mаrkovka
7. Party Membership, Member VKP/b/ from 1940
8. Education, Average
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, October 1931 to December 1933 June 1941 to February 1946
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 144th Separate Auto-Transport Battalion, 5th Guards Tank Army - Commander of a section
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, UkSSR Tarnopol' Oblast, Berezany Head of the point of special communications.
13. Current address of awarded, UkSSR Tarnopol' Oblast, Berezany, Tarnopol' Street 1

"For Combat Merits" 355970 Order 5th Guards Tank Army #045/N 2nd September 1943
"For Combat Merits" 2430235 Order 5th Guards Tank Army #0154 4th July 1945

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Family, Name, Patronym. Ju'rev, Mihail Lukjanovich
Rank. Senior Sergeant
Position and unit. Commander of an auto-transport section, 144th Separate Auto-Transport Battalion
Presented For Award Of The Order "Red Star"
Year of birth. 1909
Nationality. Ukrainian
Party Membership. Member VKP/b/
Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ Participant of the Patriotic War
Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Not had
From which time in Red Army. 1941.
Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Dirazhensk Regional Commissariat, Rovno Oblast
Has received awards (for which distinction). Medal "For Combat Merits" Order of 5th Guards Tank Army #045/N 20th September 1943.

Working in the position of commander of an auto-transport section Comrade Jur'ev showed himself to be a brave junior commander, disciplined, demanding of members of his subunits. All tasks given by the command for the delivery of ammunition to active units the section of Comrade Jur'ev performed great or excellently.
Thanks to accurate, skilful teaching of the personal staff of the section the motorised units of the section of Comrade Jur'ev always has combat prepared and formed staff.
The auto-column of Comrade Jur'ev was given the task of delivering arms cargo to the front units in the region of Elbing at 2000hrs 6th February 1945. This special column was under enemy artillery fire. An air raid damaged the column Comrade Jur'v under enemy fire lead the column quickly removing the damage as a result his column reached the positions in double time.

Comrade Jur'ev is worthy of award of the Order "Red Star"

Commander 144th Separate Auto-Transport Battalion Guards Captain Roshanenko