In case there's any interest, his service record (thanks again, Auke!):
Quote:Name of ship or unit: Baltic Fleet, Seaman, diver
Service record
1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Slipchenko, Grigory Klimentyevich
2. Month, day and year of birth: October 18, 1922
3. Place of birth (city, village, rural municipality, raion, oblast, republic): Village of Drochi, Rzhishchev Raion, Kiev Oblast
4. Place of residence prior to call-up (home address): Village of Kremeno, Maryinka Raion, Stalin Oblast
5. Member of candidate member of the Komsomol (date of admission as member or candidate member of the Komsomol): Member of the Komsomol since 1941
6. Party membership (date of admission as member or candidate member of the Communist Party): Not a member, later a member of the Communist Party
7. Education (indicate number of classes or courses, which educational institution he graduated from, and where and when): 5 classes of secondary school, unfinished
8. Social situation: Working class
9. Civil specialty: Electric locomotive engineer
10. Nationality: Ukrainian
11. Native language: Ukrainian
12. Which languages does he speak, except for his native language, and how well: Russian
13. Family situation: Bachelor
Kinship Last name, first name and patronymic Month and year of birth Place of residence
14. Does he have relatives eligible for the draft living abroad or contacts abroad: No
15. Drafted by which military commissariat for military service and when (month, day and year): Military Commissariat of the Petrovsky Raion, Stalin Oblast on August 21, 1941
Note: This service record is to be filled out by the fleet’s or flotilla’s Acceptance Committee and made in three copies: the first for the unit, the second for the naval base, and the third for the fleet’s or flotilla’s General Department.
Course of service
(Starting when being assigned to a unit)
Name of the ship or unit Military specialty nr. Specialty Military rank Month, day and year Order or Directive nr.
1. Called up for active military service in the Navy by the Military Commissariat of the Petrovsky Raion and assigned to Navy Diving School in the city of Bakalava [sic; Balaklava?] Student Seaman Aug 21, 1941
2. Graduated from Diving School with diving as his specialty and assigned to the Red Banner Baltic Fleet Diver Seaman May 15, 1942
3. Reassigned to the Baltic Fleet Diver Seaman Jun 4, 1942
Note: 1) He hasn’t spent time in the enemy rear, in encirclements, or in enemy captivity
2) He hasn’t been convicted
Seaman Slipchenko confirms the correctness of these entries. Filled out by clerk Seaman Ponkin based on oral information.
Patrol boat Signal 06 Diver Seaman Jun 18, 1942 229
Clerk [signed]
Promoted to senior diver by Order of the chief of the Salvage Department, Red Banner Baltic Fleet Senior diver Seaman Nov 27, 1942 402
Continues serving aboard the patrol boat Signal by Order of the chief of the Salvage Department, Red Banner Baltic Fleet Feb 1, 1944 032
76th Salvage Detachment, Red Banner Baltic Fleet by Order of the commander of the 76th Salvage Detachment Senior diver Seaman Jan 1, 1945 Ref. 104SS
Promoted to Seaman First Class by Order nr. 36 of the 143rd Underwater Engineering Work Detachment, Salvage Department Senior diver Seaman First Class Jul 31, 1945 Ref. 9880S
Promoted to Petty Officer Third Class Dec 19, 1945 Order of the ____ ____, Red Banner Baltic Fleet nr. 192
143rd Underwater Engineering Work Detachment, Salvage Department, Baltic Fleet Senior diver Petty Officer Third Class Mar 3, 1946 Order of the 14th _____ of Sept 9, 1946
Promoted to Petty Officer Second Class by Order of the Salvage Department, Baltic Fleet Senior diver Petty Officer Second Class Nov 6, 1946 Nr. 57
Feb 3, 1948 Nr. 04, ref. 888S
Extended his military service for 5 years, starting on Mar 15, 1948.
Headquarters of the Chief of Staff of the Baltic Fleet Petty Officer Second Class Mar 31, 1948 Nr. 135
Promoted to Chief Petty Officer by Order of the Baltic Fleet Senior diver Chief Petty Officer Jun 24, 1949 Nr. 057
Promoted to Midshipman by Order of the 8th Fleet nr. 017 of July 12, 1952
Attestation
Over which period Month, day and year Short attestation text and conclusions Conclusion of superior officer
Extended his military service for 10 years, starting on Mar 15, 1948.
Headquarters of the Chief of Staff of the 8th Fleet, Order nr. 068 of Apr 11, 1953
406th Independent Salvage Squadron by Order of the Salvage Department Senior diver Midshipman Sep 30, 1953 Nr. 00281, ref. 75261
His length of service on Jan 1, 1953 is 4 years, 9 months, and 16 days as per Order of the 406th Independent Salvage Squadron, ref. 1015L of Jan 8, 1954
Transfered to the reserve in accordance with Order nr. 162, section D, and sent to his drafting commissariat on Sept 10, 1956 by Order of Riga Naval Base, ref. 8224S.
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