For Combat Merits,U/N 1972,Tractorist,108th Separate Army Trophy Company,60th Army

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Here is an unnumbered mid-late example Medal "For Combat Merits".

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Issued to Aleksandr Pavlovich Trigub on 1st August 1972.

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1. Family, name and patronym, Tregub, Aleksandr Pavlovich
2. Rank, Red Army Soldier
3. Position, Unit, Tractorist, 108th Separate Army Trophy Company, 60th Army, 4th Ukrainian Front
Presented for the Order "Red Star".
4. Year Of Birth, 1910
5, Nationality, Ukrainian
6, Party membership, Non-Partisan
7, Participation in Civil War and subsequent military activities in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War (Where, When) From September 1943 on the Voronezh, Central and st Ukrainian Fronts
8, Has had wounds or contusions during the Patriotic War, Not had
9, From which time in the Red Army, From 1943
10, To which Regional Military Commissariat called, Nosovo, Chernogov Oblast
11, Has been awarded, Not awarded

Red Army Soldier Tregub, A. P. at the front of the Patriotic War from 1943. In the trophy company from October 1943. Whilst working in the company has shown himself to be a disciplined, conscientious, executive Red Army Soldier. Occupying the position of tractorist in the company clearly and accurately performing his assigned tasks. The tractor he maintains always in an exemplary order. Transferring his vehicle at high speed he has obtained significant fuel economy. During the time defending the front, performing the plan to collect scrap metal and heavy weights, he alone tractored towards the Railway Station 3 Tanks, 12 Guns, 4 Armoured Transports and about 400T of black metal scrap, for which he repeatedly was awarded cash prizes. In the period of the final offensive operation, in difficult conditions of mountains-forest locations, ensured uninterrupted exploitation of his vehicle and in a timely manner reached the place were the company was located.
Meriting the Governmental Award Order "Red Star".
Commander Of The Company Senior Lieutenant Rezlev
17th May 1945

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Here's the sort of "Tractor" he will have used, performing the tasks he will have performed.