For Combat Merits,3134796,Junior Artillery Technician,972nd Artillery Regiment

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Here is the Medal "For Combat Merits" #3134796.

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1. Family, Koraulanov
2. Name And Patronym, Efim Ivanovich
3. Military Rank, Junior Technical Lieutenant
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1913
6. Place Of Birth, Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Popasnjansk Region, Nizhnee
7. Party Membership, Member VLP(b) since 1944
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, From June 1941 to May 1947
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 64th Rifle Corps, 972nd Artillery Regiment, 113 Rifle Division, Artillery Technician Of A Section
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Medical School - Collective Farmer Verhnij, Lisichanskij Region, Voroshilovgrad Oblast
13. Current address of awarded, Verhnij, Stahanov 18 Lisichanskij Region, Voroshilovgrad Oblast

For Combat Merits 2233341 30th April 1945
For Combat Merits 3134796 18th December 1943

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Karaulanov, Efim Ivanovich
2. Rank. Junior Military Technician
3. Position and unit. Junior Artillery Technician, 2nd Section, 972nd Artillery Regiment, 113rd Rifle Division
Presented For Award "Medal For Combat Merits"
4. Year of birth. 1913
5. Nationality. Ukrainian
6. Party Membership. Candidate VKP/b
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ Patriotic War from July 1941
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Not Had
9. From which time in Red Army. From July 1941.
10. Has received awards (for which distinction). Not awarded
11. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Lesichanskij Regional Commissariat.
12. Current address of presented for award or their family.

In offensive combat for the right back of the Dnepr, in difficult conditions, the material of units of the section was in good condition. In the combat he was positioned to quickly be able to repair weapons and not require the intervention of a specialist. From 10th October 1943 to open fire positions 7 times provided technical repairs/ replaced a broken wheel, fixed the swivel mechanism, fixed the underride device / often working under enemy fire.

Worthy of award "Medal For Combat Merits"

Temporary Acting Commander 972nd Artillery Regiment Major Petrov.

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Here is a photograph of the recipient.