Red Star,0741777,Head Of Artillery Supply,138th Rifle Division

[Bill Garvy]

[SIZE="3"]Record card

Order booklet nr. A-432171

1. Last name: Morozov
2. First name and patronymic: Sergei Ilyich
3. Military rank: Reserve Guards Engineering Major
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1910
6. Place of birth: City of Ufa
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1946
8. Education: Higher
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: June 1941 – February 1946
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Chief of Ordnance supply of the 138th Division, 95th Rifle Corps, 18th Army, 4th Ukrainian Front
12. Current place of service and position: Chief of the steel casting foundry of the Kirov Factory, city of Leningrad
13. Home address of the recipient: 12 Sovetskaya Street, apartment 16, city of Leningrad

14. List of all awards he received:

Name of the order or medal Serial number/Number of the documen/Ground of award
Medal for Combat Merit 263636 Temporary certificate nr. 563505 Order of the 64th Army nr. 166/N of March 15th, 1943

Order of the Red Star 741777 Temporary certificate nr. V-051396 Order of the 18th Army nr. 0143/N of July 5th, 1944

Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class 272077 Temporary certificate nr. D-333387 Order of the 18th Army nr. 346/N of December 5th, 1944

Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class 211690 Temporary certificate nr. Zh-742041 Order of the 4th Ukrainian Front nr. 202/N of June 4th, 1945

Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945 Permanent certificate nr. V_0151940 Decree of May 9th, 1945

Signature of the recipient: [signed]

I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):

Military commissar of the Smolny District
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Galkovsky/
November 4th, 1946[/SIZE]

[Bill Garvy]

[SIZE="3"]Order

Secret
Copy nr. 2

Order

Of the 18th Army

July 5th, 1944 – Nr. 0143/N – Operational Army

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary execution of combat missions at the front in the struggle with the German invaders and the valor and bravery displayed in the process, I award:

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The Order of the Red Star to:

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2. Guards Engineering Major Sergei Ilyich Morozov, Chief of Ordnance Supply of the 138th Rifle Division

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Commanding officer Member of the Army’s
of the 18th Army Military Council
Lieutenant General Major General
[signed] /Zhuravlyov/ [signed] /Kolonin/

Army chief of staff
Lieutenant General
[signed] /Ozerov/

Chief of the Personnel Section
Colonel [signed] /Katerushin/[/SIZE]

[Bill Garvy]

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All fields to be filled out fully

Award sheet

1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Morozov, Sergei Ilyich
2. Rank: Guards Engineering Major
3. Position and unit: Chief of ordnance supply of the 138th Rifle Division

Nominated for: Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class

4. Year of birth: 1910
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: Candidate member of the Communist Party since 1944
7. Service in the Civil War, the subsequent combat operations to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): Western Front from June 29, 1941; Stalingrad Front from June 1942; Voronezh Front from June 1943; and 2nd, 4th, and 1st Ukrainian Fronts since November 1943
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: No
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since June 26th, 1941
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Oktyabr District, city of Moscow
11. Previous awards (for which achievements): Medal for Combat Merit by Order of the 64th Army nr. 166/N of March 15, 1943 and the Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad in 1943
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and his family’s address: _______________

Brief, concrete description of his feat of arms or achievements:

Involved in combat operations all the way from Bolshaya Pavlovka to Cherkassy, Kremenchug, and Lebedin, he showed himself a strong-willed, resourceful, and brave officer. During his eight months of service as chief of ordnance supply, the ordnance supplies were delivered without interruptions and the Division’s units were provided with weaponry and ammunition.

During the attempts in the Lebedin-Shpola area to ward off a large formation of enemy tanks and infantry, which were seeking to link up with the encircled Korsun-Shevchenkovo pocket, the Division, faced with the most difficult period of the winter and spring mud season, found itself in an exceptionally difficult situation when it came to supplying the troops with weaponry and ammunition. Thanks to his resourcefulness, audacity, great personal qualities, and organizational skills, however, he managed to arrange for the ammunition to be transported via pack animals and via motor and animal-drawn transport straight to the firing positions in the shortest possible time, thus ensuring the successful outcome of battle.

Without regard for artillery fire or aerial bombardment, comrade Morozov repeatedly personally brought shells to the firing positions. During the period of combat operations, he set up a periodic collection of spent shell casings within the regiments, and pursuant to a Decision from the Defense Council the Division received a 92,000-ruble financial reward. During the seven months the Division fought in combat, with materiel being taken out of action, comrade Morozov arranged repairs on site and in workshops. The materiel and weaponry were returned straight to the firing positions in the shortest possible time.

For the exemplary execution of his assignments in the struggle with the German invaders he deserves to be awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class.

Artillery commander of the 138th Rifle Division
Guards Colonel [signed] /Drozdov/

Chief of staff of the Division’s artillery
Major [signed] /Borodin/
May 15th, 1944

He deserves the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.

Commanding officer of the 138th Rifle Division
Guards Colonel [signed] /Vasilyev/
May 28th, 1944

He deserves to be awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.

Artillery commander of the 95th Rifle Corps
Colonel [signed] /Sharapov/
May 31st, 1944

He deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Corps commander
Major General [signed] /Kuzovkov/
June 21st, 1944

He deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Artillery commander of the 18th Army
Guards Colonel [signed] /Naidyonkov/
June 27th, 1944

He deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Commanding officer of the 18th Army Member of the Military Council
Lieutenant General Major General
[signed] /Zhuravlyov/ [signed] /Kolonin/
July 3rd, 1944

Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order of the 18th Army nr. 0143/N of July 5th, 1944.

Assistant chief of the 2nd Section of the Personnel Department
Captain of the Administrative Service [signed][/SIZE]

[Bill Garvy]

Order of the Red Star #741777