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For Bravery,0117508,Driver,690th Airfield Maintenance Battalion,Stalingrad - Auke - 02-13-2009
For Norm and all other people interested in Stalingrad awards, here are research results for one of my Stalingrad BMs :thumbsup
This one is also featured in Echoes of War.
For Bravery,0117508,Driver,690th Airfield Maintenance Battalion,Stalingrad - Auke - 02-13-2009
Award Record Card translation:
1. Last name: Pishchenko
2. First name and patronymic: Ivan Akimovich
3. Military rank: Guards Senior Lieutenant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1918
6. Place of birth: Byelorussian SSR, Pronoisky Region, village of Prudsk
7. Party membership: Member of the VKPb [Communist Party] since 1942
8. Education: Higher
9. Nationality: Belorussian
10. In the Red Army since: 1939
11. Place of service and duty position at the time of the awarding: Assistant Commander of the Political Department of the 6th Guards Bomber Aviation Division
12. Current Place of service and duty position: Assistant Commander of the Political Department of the 6th Guards Bomber Aviation Division
13. Home address of awardee: Bobruisk Aviogorodsk
14. Record of all awards presented:
Bravery Medal #117508 by order of the 8th Air Army of 19 December 1942
Order of the Red Star #1027496 by order of the 1st Air Army of 19 November 1944
Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class #339249 by order of the 1st Air Army of 8 June 1945
Medal for the Victory over Germany
Medal for the Capture of Königsberg
[Signed Pishchenko]
Chief of the Personnel Department of the division
[signature]
29 December 1945
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Citation translation:
Last name, patronymic and first name: Pishchenko, Ivan Akimovich
Military rank: Deputy Politruk
Assignment, unit: Driver and at the same time secretary of the Komsomol Bureau, 690th Airfield Maintenance Battalion
Recommended for the Bravery Medal
Year of birth: 1918
Nationality: Belorussian
Party membership: Member of the VKPb since 1942
In the Red Army since: October 1939
Participation in combat: Fought against the Fins in 1940 in the air forces of the 13th Army, North-Western Front in the Kavpolovo area.
Wounds or contusions: No
Earlier awards: No
Which RVK: Pronoisky RVK, Mogilyov Oblast
Home address: Village of Prudsk, Roginsky Rural District, Pronoisky Region, Mogilyov Oblast
Brief description of personal feat or merits:
During the entire Patriotic War comrade Pishchenko is a good organizer and motivated, as well as an energetic comrade, systematically accomplishing responsible work demanding maximum energy. In addition to this, comrade Pishchenko accomplishes his work in a conscientious and timely manner.
When the battalion was deployed to the Volchansk airfield, the battalion’s equipment, ammunition, and fuel were threatened as a result of the enemy’s rowdy advance. Comrade Pishchenko, located at the intermediate base at the “1 May” Sovkhoz, was given the task to organize the evacuation of 120 tons of materiel to the alternate airfield, 100 kilometers away. The mission was accomplished ahead of schedule, denying the enemy to seize the valuable materiel. While servicing three night bomber aviation regiments at the “Bryansk Lipyagi” Airfield, the battalion encountered exceptional difficulty in delivering ammunition, petroleum, oil, and lubricants due to the lack of enough ground transportation and good roads, compounded by rainy weather and 130-kilometer distance to the mess point. During this the battalion was under threat of enemy aerial attack.
Leading the convoy of ammunition, comrade Pishchenko read the developing situation and worked for several days without rest or sleep, delivering ammunition, fuel, petroleum, and lubricants. During this period 260 tons of various sized bombs were delivered. The aviation units’ combat missions were supported.
As the officer in charge of transporting equipment and ammunition between the village of Aidar and Rossosh, the twelve-vehicle convoy was forced to move in close proximity to the enemy. It became encircled. Despite the difficult situation, comrade Pishchenko displayed exceptional calm and without agitation, extricated the convoy to the battalion without losses in full order.
As the best group leader, he was additionally chosen to be the battalion’s Komsomol secretary. During his short, two-month term, the Komsomol has significantly grown with the best people. He is a young, maturing communist, possessing boldness, courage, and resourcefulness.
For his dedicated work and undiminished fulfilling of his combat tasks, comrade Pishchenko deserves to be awarded the Bravery Medal.
Commander of the 690th Airfield Maintenance Battalion
Captain [signature] (Kholevitsky)
Military Commissar of the 690th Airfield Maintenance Battalion
Battalion Commissar [signature] (Ovcharenko)
9 October 1942
Is deserving of the Bravery Medal.
Chief of the 27th Air Base Region
Battalion Commissar [signature] (Lazarev)
Military Commissar of the 27th Air Base Region
Regimental Commissar [signature] (Borovov)
19 October 1942
Is deserving of the Bravery Medal.
Commander of the rear of the 8th Air Army
Major-General of Aviation [signature] /Rabtsev/
31 October 1942
By order of the 8th Air Army nr. 3/N of 19 December 1942 awarded the Bravery Medal.
Chief of the 2nd Section of the Personnel Department of the 8th Air Army
Major [signature] /Kurnosov/
For Bravery,0117508,Driver,690th Airfield Maintenance Battalion,Stalingrad - CtahhR - 12-16-2013
Here is the original citation in its entirety - A proper write-up.