Order of the Red Star:
The other Red Star and CSM are long service awards.
Quote:Award sheet
[Stamp: Order of the Red Star]
[Stamp: Order of the Red Star]
[Stamp: Navy]
For (position, name of the unit, formation or institution; military rank; and last name, first name and patronymic): Midshipman Grigory Klimentyevich Slipchenko, head of a team of divers in the 99th Dive Group, 406th Independent Salvage Squadron, Riga Naval Base, 8th Fleet
Name of the award: Order of the Red Star
1. Year of birth: 1922, village of Drachi, Rzhishchev Raion, Kiev Oblast
2. Nationality: Ukrainian
3. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party since 1946
4. Party penalties received (imposed by whom and for what): No
5. Since when in the Red Army or Navy: Since August 28, 1941
6. Participation in the Civil War and the subsequent combat actions for the defense of the USSR (where and when): Participated in the Great Patriotic War from June 7, 1942 through May 9, 1945 with the Salvage Department of the Baltic Fleet
7. Wounds and contusions (how many, degree, when): No
8. Earlier recommendations for awards, when and for what: For participating in salvage operations of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet he was awarded the Medal of Ushakov in 1945, and for participating in underwater engineering work to repair the port of Riga in 1946 he was awarded the Medal for Combat Merit
9. Awarded which orders and medals and when (day, month and year):
a) For combat actions: Medal of Ushakov in 1945 and Medal for Combat Merit in 1946
b) For long service: Medal for Combat Merit in 1951
10. Service in the White Army or other bourgeois armies and time spent in captivity: No
11. Permanent home address: Military unit nr. 09898, city of Riga, Latvian SSR
Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:
During his time serving in the Navy, starting in 1941, Midshipman Grigory Klimentyevich Slipchenko has proven himself to be disciplined and dutiful. He has mastered his specialty of diving excellently and possesses a lot of experience in raising ships and underwater engineering work, which he accumulated during the Patriotic War and during the years after the war. He took part in the operations to raise the gunboats Krasnoye znamya and Pioner. For carrying out his tasks in an excellent manner he has been awarded the Medal of Ushakov and the Medal for Combat Merit and has received 47 commendations.
From 1950 up to the present time, Midshipman Slipchenko has been continuously leading the search for and the recovery of mines in the harbors of the Riga Naval Base and the nearby rivers. For five years searching for mines, Midshipman Slipchenko disregarded the danger and personally inspected the mines that were discovered in the water and led their recovery and disarmament. With his direct assistance over 30 mines were raised, including more than 20 RMH mines. In 1954 Midshipman Slipchenko under water inspected 3 RMH mines with non-contact fuses, which had been found near harbor entrance breakwaters in the mouth of the Western Dvina River and in the immediate proximity of Riga Trade Port, and led the disarmament and recovery of these mines.
He is modest, dutiful and persistent in carrying out his duties. Midshipman Slipchenko always serves as an example of selfless service to the motherland.
For carrying out his tasks in the search for German mines and clearing the waters of Riga Naval Base in an excellent manner, G.K. Slipchenko deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 406th Independent Salvage Squadron, Riga Naval Base, 8th Fleet
Captain 2nd Grade [signed] /Viktor Mikhailovich Sevastyanov/
April 27, 1955
By Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 20, 1955 awarded the Order of the Red Star.
The other Red Star and CSM are long service awards.
