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Patriotic War II,0815381,Rifleman,88th Rifle Regiment,North Caucasus Front,Wounds - Tommy - 03-01-2013
Award Card
Last name: Merabishvili
Name and patrionymic: Stepan Pavlovich
Rank: Private
Gender: Male
Birthyear: 1907
Birthplace: Ude village, Adigen Region
Party membership: n/a
Education: elementary
Nationality: Georgian
10. Time in Red Army: since 23.06.41
11. Place of service at awarding: Rifleman – 32 Rifle Division, 42 Army
12. Place of work at present: unemployed due to injury
13. Home address: Ude, Adigen Region, GSSR
14. Awards:
Designation
Number
Organization
Patriotic War II 815.381
Verified by Adigen Regional Military Commissariat Major A(?)zashvili on 27.06.1947
Patriotic War II,0815381,Rifleman,88th Rifle Regiment,North Caucasus Front,Wounds - Tommy - 03-01-2013
Award Sheet
Last name, name, and patrionymic: Merabashvili, Stepan Pavlovich
Rank: Private
Duty position: Private – 88 Rifle Regiment
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star
Born: 1904
Nationality: Georgian
Party membership: n/a
Previous combat: 10.4.42-15.12.42 on Northern Caucasus
Wounds or shell-shock: seriously wounded 15.12.42
In Red Army: 6.41-15.12.42
10. Inducted by: Adigen Regional Military Commissariat, GSSR
11. Previous awards: n/a
12. Home of record: GSSR, Adigen Region, village of Ude
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
Comrade S.P. Merabashvili was an active participant of the Patriotic War in the 88 Rifle Regiment from July 1941 through 15.12.42 on the Northern Caucasus Front as a private. Near Svone(?) while assigned as a mortarman in the end of 1942, the platoon in which he was assigned captured 20 German soldiers. Comrade Merabashvili participated in three attacks. He was seriously wounded in the last one, resulting in the amputation of his right leg.
At present Comrade S.P. Merabashvili is a Patriotic War Veteran I Class and pensioner.
While working on the labor front in the “Rustaveli” Collective Farm as a collective farmer he was active in the local Party organizations, receiving positive evaluations.
The above was compiled from the awardee’s oral report. He has a memorandum concerning his wounded issued by Evacuation Hospital #4640.
He is deserving of the Order of the
Signed Commissar, Adigen Regional Military Commissariat, Senior Lieutenant (?) on 31 July 1944
Endorsed Military Commissar, Georgian SSR, Colonel (?)zhazhi on 31 August 1944
Endorsed Transcaucasus Front Commander General of the Army T(?) and Member of the Military Committee General-Major Efimov on 31 July 1945, compiled by Transcaucasus Front Personnel Department Chief of the 3 rd Section Major of Administrative Services Sharonov.
Patriotic War II,0815381,Rifleman,88th Rifle Regiment,North Caucasus Front,Wounds - Tommy - 03-01-2013
Here's my beat up beauty.
Tom
Patriotic War II,0815381,Rifleman,88th Rifle Regiment,North Caucasus Front,Wounds - CtahhR - 03-02-2013
"Unemployment due to injury" does it for me every time.
Patriotic War II,0815381,Rifleman,88th Rifle Regiment,North Caucasus Front,Wounds - Al-muell - 03-02-2013
Tommy Wrote:Here's my beat up beauty.
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Tom
Looks like he was short on money at some point and had to sell the gold?