Award Sheet
1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Taran, Grigorii Mikhaelovich
2. Rank: Junior Sergeant
3. Duty position and unit: 76mm Cannon Battery Crew Member – 146 Rifle Regiment, 44 Chudovskaya Rifle Division
Nominated for: Order of the Order of Glory III Class
4. Year of birth: 1919
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: yes
7. Since when in the Red Army: since 21.9.1939
8. Participation in combat: since June 1941
9. Wounds or shell-shock: wounded 8.12.41
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Anapa Regional Military Commissariat, Krasnodar Krai
11. Which earlier awards (for which merits): None
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: Krasnodar Krai, Anapa Region, “Red East” Collective Farm. Wife – Varvara Vasilevna Taran
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
On 23.7.44 during the Velikaya forced river crossing and occupation of the village of Ivazhino while under heavy enemy shelling, Comrade Taran and his crew destroyed while firing on direct lay, three firing positions, 3 machineguns, and dispersed three groups of Germans, killing as many as 30 soldiers and officers.
With his precise work Comrade Taran and his firing supported our infantry’s crossing of the Velikiya with minimal losses.
Conclusion: For capable firing on enemy firing positions and personnel in support of the Velikaya forced river crossing and for displaying valor and courage, he is deserving of the Order of Glory III Class.
Signed Commander, 146 Rifle Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Vaselov on 26 July 1944
Awarded the Order of Glory III Class by Order 71/N of the 27 July 1944
