Shalygin, Mihail Andreevich, Deputy Head Of Political Affairs, Locomotive Column #33

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Mikhail Andreevich Shalygin's Order of the Red Banner of Labor, #151373, missing the hammer & sickle

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Order Book (#373002) dated January 23rd, 1946 for Orders of the Red Star, #1059704 & #1674298, December 1st, 1944.

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[SIZE="3"]Document for the Medal Victory over Germany dated November 6th, 1945 by the Inspector of Tsupvosok (Central Control Department Military Connection?) on the Ka__tskoi Line (Lithuania?), Lieutenant Colonel ?, seal of Military Unit #96593, Serial #G0136098.

Document for the Medal Labor Victory dated May 1st, 1946 by the Chief of the 33rd Train Column of the Special Reserve, Serial #E0321590.
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[SIZE="3"]Document for the Medal Defense of Stalingrad dated February 8th, 1945 by the Executive Committee and the Secretary of the City Council, Serial #24179. (reverse: By Military Order of the 1st Baltic Front, #01091, November 22nd, 1944, By Military Order of the 3rd Belarussian Front, #06424, June 11th, 1945.)

Document for the Medal Development of the Virgin Lands dated August 24th, 1959 by the Chairman of the Saratov Regional City Council, RSFSR, Serial #A317795.[/SIZE]

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Document for the Badge “Shock worker of the Stalinist Campaign” dated October 6th, 1944 by the Chief of the Lithuanian Railroad, #205, and signed by the Chief of Railroad Column #33, Major (Engineer) Titov.

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Document for the Badge “Honored Rail Worker”, #40805, as Deputy Chief of Political Affairs, dated November 6th, 1944

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Identification Document (#069034), Railroad Department, as Vice-Chief of Personnel Department, issued at the Ershov Department of Ryazan-Ural Railroad, valid until December 31st, 1948

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Military Identification Book (#12332) as a Lieutenant Colonel dated February 24th, 1950 by the Ershovski Regional Military Commissariat, listing date of birth of October 23rd, 1906, Saratov Region, Membership in the Communist Party since 1931, Russian ethnicity and language, no military education, occupation as a train driver, wife Maria Aleksandrovna, son Vladimir, born 1936, induction date, dates and units of service, two Orders of the Red Star, and Medals for Victory over Germany and the Defense of Stalingrad.

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[SIZE="3"]Continued & medals

My thanks to Auke & desantnik for their invaluable assistance.[/SIZE]

[Tommy]

I'm speechless Bill. What a truly brilliant group. Congrats!