06-24-2012, 11:42 AM
Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class - 3348
Quote:Award sheet
Last name, first name and patronymic: Ivanov, Grigory Yakovlevich
Military rank: Captain
Position and unit: Commander of the 3rd Squadron of the 116th Fighter Aviation Regiment
Nominated for: Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class
1. Year of birth: 1908
2. Nationality: Russian
3. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1933
4. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party since 1932
5. Participation in combat (where and when): On the North Caucasian Front since January 1, 1943
6. Wounds and contusions received: No
7. Which awards received previously (for which merits): None
8. Drafted by which military commissariat: Career officer
9. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his family): Village of Georgiyevka, Lenger Raion, city of Shymkent. Wife: Aleksandra Semyonovna Ivanova
Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:
In just ten days of intense combat actions during the Patriotic War, he personally conducted 20 combat sorties. His squadron in total carried out 207 combat sorties, conducting various combat missions, including 108 sorties escorting Il-2 ground-attack aircraft. In all cases the Il-2 aircraft carried out their missions, without any losses from enemy fighters.
On February 3, 1943 he was on a mission covering ground-attack aircraft near the Koldun Mountains. In a sea of anti-aircraft fire and invisible due to the thick clouds, four enemy fighters appeared, which repeatedly attempted to attack our ground-attack aircraft, but every time they were met by the group of fighters under his command. During the air battle he showed himself an excellent fighter pilot, capable of correctly orchestrating the fight and leading his unit in the air.
During the combat sorties covering Il-2 aircraft, he repeatedly encountered enemy fighters, beating off their attacks on the ground-attack aircraft. Despite the high intensity of the combat actions, in just ten days his squadron, comprising eight aircraft, carried out 207 combat sorties without any losses, breakdowns, or malfunctions.
He is a disciplined, civilized, and sophisticated officer, who possesses a lot of flying experience and is capable of correctly orchestrating the combat actions and leading his unit.
During the combat actions he demonstrated his dedication to the Party of Lenin and Stalin and the socialist motherland.
He deserves the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.
Commander of the 116th Fighter Aviation Regiment
Major [signed] /Shatilin/
February 8, 1943
I award the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.
Commander of the 5th Air Army
Major General of Aviation [signed] /Goryunov/
February 9, 1943
By Order of the 5th Air Army nr. 08/N of February 11, 1943 awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.
Chief of the 2nd Section of the Personnel Department of the 5th Air Army
Captain [signed] /Lebedev/
February 27, 1943
