Red Star,0134330,Flight Technician,23rd Medical Squadron,2nd Ukrainian Front

[Bill Garvy]

Secret
Copy nr.

[Pencil: Registered on July 26, 1943]

Order

Of the 5th Air Army

March 23, 1943 – Nr. 011/N – Active Army, North Caucasian Front

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary accomplishment of combat missions in the struggle with the German invaders and the valor and bravery displayed in the process, I award:

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The Order of the Red Star to:

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5. Senior Sergeant Mikhail Matveyevich Gavrilko, flight mechanic in the 23rd Independent Medical Squadron

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[Bill Garvy]

Award sheet

Last name, first name and patronymic: Gavrilko, Mikhail Matveyevich
Military rank: Lieutenant-Technician
Position and unit: Flight technician in the 85th Independent Medical Aviation Regiment
Nominated for: Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class
1. Year of birth: 1910
2. Nationality: Ukrainian
3. Since when in the Red Army: From 1932 through 1933 and since 1941
4. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party since 1943
5. Participation in combat (where and when): Has been participating in the Patriotic War since December 1942
6. Wounds and contusions received: No
7. Awards received previously (for which merits): Order of the Red Star in 1943
8. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Chernigov Raion
12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his family):

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

Comrade Gavrilko has been participating in the Patriotic War since December 1942 and has been serving in the 85th Independent Medical Aviation Regiment since April 1944. Ever since he has proven to be a disciplined, hard-working, and conscientious officer.

He organized the duties of the flight’s technical personnel perfectly, and managed to make them work more closely together and mobilize them to carry out the tasks assigned to them. He himself works hard and he often helps others.

In difficult mountain conditions his flight serviced the aircraft prior to 520 sorties, without a single incident occurring through fault of the technical personnel.

Aside from leading his regiment and despite his heavy workload and being isolated from his base, he personally serviced an aircraft, thus ensuring the squadron’s continuous operations.

For organizing his duties exceptionally well and for carrying out his tasks at the front during the fighting with the German invaders in an exemplary manner, he deserves the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.

Commander of the 85th Independent Medical Aviation Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Voskanyan/
January 20, 1945


By Order of the 2nd Ukrainian Front nr. 066/N of April 16, 1945 awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Chief of the 3rd Section
Lieutenant Colonel of the Administrative Service [signed]

[Bill Garvy]

Secret
Copy nr. 2

Order

Of the 2nd Ukrainian Front

– On personnel –

April 16, 1945 – Nr. 066/N – Active Army

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary accomplishment of combat missions in the struggle with the German invaders and the valor and bravery displayed in the process, I award:

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The Order of the Red Star to:

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6. Lieutenant-Technician Mikhail Matveyevich Gavrilko, flight technician in the 85th Independent Medical Aviation Regiment

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Commander of the 2nd Ukrainian Front
Marshal of the Soviet Union [signed] /Malinovsky/

Member of the Military Council of the 2nd Ukrainian Front
Lieutenant General [signed] /Tevchenkov/

Chief of staff of the 2nd Ukrainian Front
Colonel General [signed] /Zakharov/



Chief of the Personnel Section of the 2nd Ukrainian Front
Colonel [signed] /Solovyov/


My thanks to Auke and Tommy for their invaluable assistance.

[Tommy]

Excellent!

Its great when a plan comes together. Im glad you got what you needed, Bill.

Tom