Award sheet
Last name, first name and patronymic: Shokin, Nikolai Sergeyevich
Military rank: Master Sergeant
Position and unit: Mechanic and driver of a T-60 tank in the 2nd Company, 401st Tank Battalion, 184th Tank Brigade
Nominated for: An award
1. Year of birth: 1920
2. Nationality: Russian
3. Since when in the Red Army: 1940
4. Party affiliation: Member of the Komsomol
5. Participation in combat (where and when): On the Western Front from June 22, 1941 to August 3, 1941 and on the Kalinin front
6. Wounds and contusions received: No
7. Which awards received previously (for which merits): None
8. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Korenevo Raion, Kursk Oblast
9. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his family): ______________
Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:
Master Sergeant Shokin took part in 12 attacks. During the fighting he showed himself brave, courageous, and persevering. In battle he and his crew destroyed 2 vehicles carrying infantry, 4 machine-gun positions, and up to 30 soldiers and officers. He retrieved 2 76-mm guns from enemy territory. In combat he acted boldly, persistently, and decisively. On the battlefield he drove his tank at the highest speeds suitable for the terrain.
For displayed bravery and courage he is being nominated for the Medal for Bravery.
Commander of the 401st Tank Battalion
Captain [signed] / Yanchelenko /
Senior adjutant of the 401st Tank Battalion
Senior Lieutenant [signed] / Rozhko /
I award the Medal for Bravery in accordance with the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
Commander of the 184th Tank Brigade
Colonel [signed] / Sevastyanov /
December 15, 1942
