Red Star,0413745,Driver,670th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment,Dniepr River Crossing

[Tommy]

Record card

Order booklet nr. A-460280

1. Last name: Udod
2. First name and patronymic: Moisei *******ich
3. Military rank: Private
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1916
6. Place of birth: Maryevka village, Khortitsky area, Zaporozhye Region
7. Party membership (since which year): Not a member
8. Education: Lower
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: From 22.6.1941 to 26.5.1946
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: 670th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, 5th Anti-Aircraft Division of the Reserve High Command, 2nd Ukrainian Front, Driver
12. Current place of service and position: Collective farm named “Kaganovich” near Maryevka - Driver
13. Home address of the awardee: Maryevka village, Khortitsky area, Zaporozhye Region

14. Record of all awards received:

Name of the order or medal Serial number Number of the document Ground of award
Medal for Courage 98436 Temporary certificate nr. 141198 Order of the 40th Army, Voronezh Front No.29/N of 5/8/1942
Order of the Red Star 413745 Temporary certificate nr. A-564468 Order of the 5th Anti-Aircraft Division of the Reserve High Command No.14/N of 31st October 1943

Signature of the awardee: [signed]

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

Military commissar of the Khortitsky region
Guards Lieutenant Colonel / [signed]

2nd November 1946

[Tommy]

Award sheet

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Udod, Moisei *******ich
2. Rank: Private
3. Position and unit: Driver, 1st Battery, 670th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 5th Anti-Aircraft Division of the Reserve High Command

Nominated for: Order of the Red Star

4. Year of birth: 1916
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party affiliation: Not a member
7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): In the Patriotic War on the Voronezh Front from 25.12.1942 to 5.7.1943 and on the Steppe Front since 5.7.1943
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: None
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1941
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Zaporozhye Region Military Commissariat, Ukrainian SSR
11. Awards received previously (for which merits): Medal for Courage
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: ______________

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

Driver Udod, during his time in the 1st Battery has proved himself to be one of the best drivers in the regiment. His vehicle is always in good working condition. He personally ensures its repair in a timely manner, sourcing all of the replacement parts.
Thanks to the extraordinary display of concern and care for his vehicle, his truck pulled 2 guns at a time, making 2 trips. Thanks to his truck the 1st Battery emerged from a difficult situation while retaining its transport vehicles.
Despite running out of fuel and suffering from an attack of malaria with his temperature being 39.8°C, he was among the first to reach the crossing of the River Dnieper and the ferrying across of the materiel sections, this therefore enabled the execution of the batteries combat mission of protecting the units being ferried from air attack.
For ensuring the ferrying of materiel across the Dnieper in a timely manner and showing bravery, courage and valour he is worthy of the government award, the Order of the Red Star.


Regiment Commander
Captain / [signed] / Linya

21.10.1943

Citation attached.

"приступе малярии"

Perhaps it was just a bad fever, or was Malaria out there on the Steppe?

[Al-muell]

OK, turns out I am a medical ignorant, there were malaria in the East Europe in 1930s and 1940s (e.g. in Poland in 1938there were over 300 people sick and it was a decrease compared to the previous years), so it was not impossible for him to get the disease during the WW2

[Tommy]

The Star