Patriotic War II,0395252,Deputy Commander Political Affairs,437th Motorised Battalion

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Award sheet

Deputy Commander for Political Affairs in the 437th Motorized Battalion of the Black Sea Fleet Senior Lieutenant Yakushenko, Petr Kirillovich

Recommended for:
The Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class

1. Year of birth: 1916
2. Nationality: [Blank]
3. Social Standing: Worker
4. Party membership and participation: [Blank]
5. Since when in the Red Army and Navy: 1937
6. Patricipation in the Civil War: [Blank]
7. Wounds and contusions: Wounded in the defense of Sevastopol
8. Whether recommended for an award previously, when and for what: None
9. Awards received previously: Medal for the Defense of Sevastopol
10. Service in White or other bourgeois armies, or time in captivity: Has not served in other armies and spent no time in captivity

Short, concrete description of his feat of arms or accomplishments:

Yakushenko, Petr Kirillovich during his time in the 437th Motorized Battalion of the Black Sea Fleet as Deputy Commander of Political Affairs for the Battalion, by his charter and his hard work he has engrained his personnel with spirit of loyalty to the Party of Lenin and Stalin.

During the mobilization of the personnel to defeat German fascism, he enthusiastically carried of the assignment of the command in galvanizing the combat ships and units, especially during the Liberation of the Crimea and the supporting of the Danube flotilla. He leads the endless struggle for economizing fuel usage and ensuring every inch of space is utilized in the vehicles.

Comrade Yakushenko deserves the government order, the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class.

Chief of Political Affairs for the Black Sea Fleet

General Major of Aviation / [signed] / Filaretov
25th May 1945