Red Star,0929468,Head Of Forage Department,54th Guards Rifle Division
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1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Konovalenko, Ivan Aleksandrovich
2. Rank: Guards Major
3. Duty position: Chief of Produce Forage Section – 54th Guards Makeev Red Banner Order of Suvorov Rifle Division
Recommendation for the Order of the Patriotic War II Class
4. Born: 1904
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: yes
7. Previous combat: since December, 1941
8. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a
9. In Red Army: since November, 1926
10. Inducted by: Rovno Regional Military Commissariat, Voroshilovgrad Oblast
11. Previous awards: Combat Service Medal 5th Tank Army 23.02.43
12. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obscured]

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

During the penetration of the enemy defensive belts and offensive beginning 24th July, 1944 Comrade Konovalenko continuously supplied the division with produce and foraged items.

Despite our units’ rapid advance, heavy loads, and poor roads, he supplied the combat units in a timely manner with foraged produced in forest-swamp conditions and due to his efforts there were no supply lapses during offensive operations.

Despite the difficult forest-swamp terrain and disregarding difficulties and time he personally drove vehicles to the combat units and supplied them with produce in a timely manner.

On liberated territory he capably organized captured and local means to supply the division in an uninterrupted manner.

During combat operations he led produce supply and mobilized the regiments’ produce supply for the uninterrupted and quality feeding of the units.

For the conscientious accomplishment of service missions, for continuous supply of the division with foraged produce he is deserving of the Order of the Patriotic War II Class.

Signed Deputy Commander for the Rear Area, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Kuleshchov on 8.07.44

Endorsed Commander, 54th Guards Rifle Division, Guards General-Major Danilov on 14th July, 1944

Endorsed Deputy Commander for the Rear Area, 3rd Guards Rifle Corps, Guards Colonel Fortunatov on 21st July, 1944

Endorsed Commander, 3rd Guards Rifle Corps, Guards General-Major Pereprovich on 24th July, 1944

Endorsed Chief of the Rear Area, 28th Army, Colonel Tsybin on (?) July, 1944
Awarded the Order of the Red Star by (?) Order 41 dated 1st August, 1944 and signed Deputy Chief of Personnel 2nd Section Captain of Adminstrative Services Tkachenko
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Red Star,0929468,Head Of Forage Department,54th Guards Rifle Division - by Bill Garvy - 11-26-2013, 02:44 PM

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