Red Star,0738836,Head Of Post Office,3rd Belorussian Front

[Koopyetz]

Happened to be checking marketplace and saw name Burba regarding ORB 307612. The recipients name rang a bell.

Record Card of the awardee

1. Last name: Burba
2. First name and patronymic: Grigorii Antonovich
3. Nationality:
4. Gender:
5. Year of birth: 1905
6. Place of birth:
7. Education: higher, incomplete higher, secondary special, secondary, primary (underline)
8. Party membership:
9. Position, profession, military rank (for military service), place of work, service at the moment of awarding (ministry, department, establishment, enterprise, organization ) Lieutenant Colonel Chief of Department Military field mail Office of communication 3rd Belorussian front.
10. Home address of awardee: Ulyanovskaya oblast
11. Award presented:


Order of Patriotic War 2nd class no. 347053 Decree of 3rd Belorussian front no. 0364 on 14.4.45
Order of Red Star no. 738836 Decree of 3rd Belorussian front no. 0600 on 8.8.44 Temp. Cert. no V-033910

Award Sheet ( Citation )

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: BURBA Grigorii Antonovich
2. Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
3. Position, unit: Chief of Department Military field mail Office of communications 3rd Belorussian front.
Is recommended for order PATRIOTIC WAR 1st CLASS
4. Year of birth: 1905
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: Member VKP (b) since 1930
7. Participation in the civil war, and other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR in Patriotic war: At front in Patriotic war since July 1941
8. Wounds and contusions received in Patriotic war: None
9. In Red Army: Since 1927
10.Inducted by what district military commissariat: Cadres
11. Previous awards: Medal “FOR DEFENSE OF MOSCOW”
12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his/her family): Ylyanovskaya oblast Bogdashkinskii rayon village of Repevka

I. Brief description of personal feat

At the front continuously since the beginning of the Patriotic War. Working as Chief of Department Military field mail Office of communications, has shown initiative and organizational ability to ensure timely delivery of mail to formations and units at front.
During the offensives, at great lengths, through personal communication efforts and energy, provided precise, clear cut organizational direction of military postal personnel for delivery and exchange of mail.
For his dedication working for the troops at the front he deserves award order PARTIOTIC WAR 1st CLASS.

CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS 3rd BELORUSSIAN FRONT
GENERAL-MAJOR TROOP COMMUNICATIONS
( signature ) I. BUROV

“ 19 “ July 1944

Decree of troops of 3rd Belorussian front on 8.8.1944 no. 600 award order “Red Star”
Senior aide 3rd Department
Major ( signature )

[Auke]

Wow, what a coincidence! You guys should try to reunite them! :thumbsup

[deValcourt]

Now that's what a forum is all about folks. It may not happen often, but when it does, it's really cool.:cool:

Phillip

[CtahhR]

Here is the original citation.