04-08-2013, 08:43 PM
Award sheet
1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Lakiza, Yuri Mikhailovich
2. Rank: Private
3. Position and unit: Medical platoon leader in the 2nd Rifle Battalion of the 944th Rifle Regiment, 259th Artyomovsk Rifle Division Nominated for: Order of the Red Star
4. Year of birth: 1924
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): On the Southwestern Front from September 1943 through October 1943, on the 4th Ukrainian Front from October 1943 through February 1944, and on the 3rd Ukrainian Front since February 1944
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: No
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since September 1943
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the city of Zaporozhe
11. Awards received previously: None
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: ______________
Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:
During the combat operations that started on April 14, 1944 and were aimed at expanding the bridgehead near the village of Olăneşti on the right shore of the Dniester River, comrade Lakiza carried 45 wounded soldiers and their weapons from the battlefield, despite withering enemy machine-gun and mortar fire.
For bravery and courage displayed on the battlefield I apply for comrade Lakiza to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 944th Rifle Regiment Guards Lieutenant Colonel
[signed] /Korenysov/ April 23, 1944
I award the Order of the Red Star. Commander of the 259th Artyomovsk Rifle Division Major General [signed] /Vlasenko/ April 30, 1944
1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Lakiza, Yuri Mikhailovich
2. Rank: Private
3. Position and unit: Medical platoon leader in the 2nd Rifle Battalion of the 944th Rifle Regiment, 259th Artyomovsk Rifle Division Nominated for: Order of the Red Star
4. Year of birth: 1924
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): On the Southwestern Front from September 1943 through October 1943, on the 4th Ukrainian Front from October 1943 through February 1944, and on the 3rd Ukrainian Front since February 1944
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: No
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since September 1943
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the city of Zaporozhe
11. Awards received previously: None
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: ______________
Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:
During the combat operations that started on April 14, 1944 and were aimed at expanding the bridgehead near the village of Olăneşti on the right shore of the Dniester River, comrade Lakiza carried 45 wounded soldiers and their weapons from the battlefield, despite withering enemy machine-gun and mortar fire.
For bravery and courage displayed on the battlefield I apply for comrade Lakiza to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 944th Rifle Regiment Guards Lieutenant Colonel
[signed] /Korenysov/ April 23, 1944
I award the Order of the Red Star. Commander of the 259th Artyomovsk Rifle Division Major General [signed] /Vlasenko/ April 30, 1944
