Patriotic War II,0803579,Head Of Records,Ahangaran Regional Military Commissriat

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A rather large sacrifice for the Motherland. Sometimes we forget.

Translation of the award card:

Order booklet 113472
1. Last name: Verozubov
2. Name and Patrionymic: Aleksei Yakovlevich
3. Rank: Private
4. Sex: Male
5. Birthyear: 1906
6. Birthplace: Alma-Alta Oblast, Sarkanskii Region
7. Party Membership: n/a
8. Education: elementary
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Service in the Red Army: 7.1942-11.1945
11. Place of service and duty position at time of awarding: 206 Independent Artillery-Machinegun Battalion, 52 Army; Line Supervisor
12. Place of service and duty position at the current time: Uzbek SSR, Tashkent Oblast, Angren, Road Master
13. Home of Record: Angren, School St. #14
14. Awards

Award Serial Number Awarder

Patriotic War II 803.579 Edict dated 6.11.47

Verified 20 March 1948

And translation of the OPW 2 recommendation:

Award Sheet

1. Rank, last name, name, and patrionymic: Guards Private Aleksei Yakovlevich Verozubov
2. Duty at Present:
3. Commissariat on File, Place of Work and Duty Position: Akhan-Garanskii Regional Military Commissariat, Tashkent Oblast, Chief of Military Records, Angren
4. Birthyear: 1906
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party Membership: n/a
7. Participation in Patriotic War: 20.8.42 through 7.12.45 on the Volkhov Front, 206 MG-Artillery Battalion, Line Manager
8. Wounds: One Light, One Serious
9. In Red Army: 1942-1945
10. Earlier Awards: Medal “For the Defense of Leningrad” and “Victory over Germany”
11. Home of record: Uzbek SSR, Tashkent Oblast, Akhan-Garansk. Region, Angren, School Street #14

Submission for Order of the Patriotic War II Class

Guards Private Aleksei Yakovlevich Verozubob was a participant of the Patriotic War from 20.8.42 through 7.12.45 on the Volkhov Front as part of the 206 Independent Machinegun-Artillery Battalion, 53 Army as a Line Manager-Communications Soldier.

While defending the village of Gruzin (Kirishskii Region, Leningrad Oblast) he was seriously wounded by a bullet in the left buttocks. As a result of his wound, his testicles were amputated on the basis of a report from Evacuation Hospital #1148 dated 13.3.43.

At the present he works as the Chief of Military Records in Angren and his work receives positive reviews.

I am recommending Guards Private Aleksei Yakovlevich Verozubov for the Order of the Patriotic War II Class for his active participation in the Patriotic War and subsequent wounding.

Signed Regional Military Commissariat Representative Senior Lieutenant Proskuryakov on 21 September 1946

Recommended downgrade to Order of the Red Star by Oblast Commissariat Lieutenant Colonel Rakhimov on 28 November 1946

Recommended upgrade to Order of the Patriotic War I Class by Commander of Forces, Turkestan Military District General of the Army Ivan Petrov on 31 March 1947

Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War II Class by Edict dated 6.11.47

Notice how the award bounces around.

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Since the recommendations were not public documents and since it was necessary to detail any and all relevant wounds (to make sure they were legitimate), I'd not think it is so surprising. I am told that the terminology used, however, is pretty "direct" and not especially clinical.

I do wonder if the nature of the wound partially explains the chain of command's uncertainity over what award to give him: OPW2 => Red Star => OPW1 => OPW2.

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Here is the full original Citation.