10-29-2014, 09:33 PM
The citation for his missing Medal "For Bravery".
"Assistant Platoon Commander, 2nd Rifle Battalion, Senior Sergeant Grigor'ev Petr Grigorevich, for during the battle for the town of Kasplja, was first to burst into the town, silently entered into melee fights with the Germans and the example of courage shown in front of the others"
As this event happened some time after he received his Red Star it wouldn't be overly fanciful to suggest damage to the enamel may have been done in hand to hand combat with Germans.
Not quite what is expected from a "Chef".
"Assistant Platoon Commander, 2nd Rifle Battalion, Senior Sergeant Grigor'ev Petr Grigorevich, for during the battle for the town of Kasplja, was first to burst into the town, silently entered into melee fights with the Germans and the example of courage shown in front of the others"
As this event happened some time after he received his Red Star it wouldn't be overly fanciful to suggest damage to the enamel may have been done in hand to hand combat with Germans.
Not quite what is expected from a "Chef".
"Signed with his own rubber stamp"
