Patriotic War II,0523260,Battery Starshina,179th Guards Artillery-Mortar Regiment

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Here is Patriotic War II Class #523260.

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1. Family, Gutsaljuk
2. Name And Patronym, Ivan Antonovich
3. Military Rank, Guards Starshina
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1916
6. Place Of Birth, Zhitomir Oblast, Berdichev Region, Gal'chin
7. Party Membership, Member CPSU from 1944
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, From 1937 to 12-1945
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 2nd Cavalry Corps, 3rd Cavalry Division - Starshina of a section
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Zhitomir Oblast, Berdichev Region, Gal'chin - Chairman of the village Soviet
13. Current address of awarded, Zhitomir Oblast, Berdichev Region, Gal'chin

For Combat Merits 702038 17-09-1943
Red Star 1132662 14-02-1945
Patriotic War II Class 523260 28-05-1945

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Gutsaljuk, Ivan Antonovich
2. Rank. Starshina
3. Position and unit. Starshina of a battery, 179th Guards Red Banner Order Aleksandr Nevskij Artillery-Mortar Regiment, 3rd Guards Red Banner Orders Suvurov and Kutuzov Mortar Division
Presented For Award of The Order "Patriotic War 1st Class"
4. Year of birth. 1916
5. Nationality. Ukrainian
6. Party Membership. Member VKP/b/ from 1944 Party Ticket #6466109
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR (where, when) In the Patriotic War from 1941. In the staff of the Western, Central,Brjansk and Belorussian Fronts.
8. Has been wounded or contused in Patriotic War. Not had.
9. From which time in Red Army. 1937.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Berdichev Regional Military Commissariat, Zhitomir Oblast
11. Has received awards /for which distinction/ Medal For Combat Merits Order of the 179th Guards Mortar Regiment #19/N of 17-09-1943, Order Of The Red Star Order of the 3rd Guards Red Banner Mortar Division #8/N of 14-02-1945. Medal "For The Defence Of Moscow" Decree of the presidium of the supreme Soviet of the USSR of 01-05-1945.

Comrade Gutsaljuk, recognised in his responsibilities to prepare for the latest, speedy battle, for the period of preparation for the latest operations, showed executive care for preparing the staff, people, materiel, transport and performance of combat tasks. Personally he has conducted all the supply and equipping of the personal staff, corrected all malfunctions in transport, promoted the enhancement of the equine staff.
In the period of bitter battle on the near approaches to Berlin, starting from 20-04-1945 and battle for Berlin, Comrade Gutsaljuk as Starshina of the battery, provided timely supplies to the battery uninterruptedly, delivering them directly into battle. Not infrequently delivering to the forward firing positions. All personal staff, are tended to systematically. With fatherly care Comrade Gutsaljuk 3 times a day brought hot food. By all these measures Comrade Gutsaljuk contributed to the performance of combat tasks assigned to the battery.

Conclusion: Comrade Gutsaljuk is worthy of award of the Order "Patriotic War 1st Class"

Commander, 179th Guards Red Banner Order Aleksandr Nevskij Artillery-Mortar Regiment
Guards Major

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