Patriotic War II,0759450,Company Commander,74th Rifle Regiment,Stalingrad Front,Wound

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Record card

Record card

Order booklet nr. A-933271


1. Last name: Proskurnya
2. First name and patronymic: Pyotr Mitrofanovich
3. Military rank: Guards Lieutenant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1916
6. Place of birth: Village of Svyatilovka, Gradizhsk Raion, Poltava Oblast
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1942
8. Education: 7 classes
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: From October 1941 through September 1942
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Rifle company commander in the 74th Guards Rifle Regiment, 27th Guards Rifle Division, Stalingrad Front
12. Current place of service and position: People's investigator with the Office of the Public Prosecutor of the Gradizhsk Raion, Poltava Oblast
13. Home address of the awardee: Village of Gradizhsk, Gradizhsk Raion, Poltava Oblast
14. Record of all awards received:

Name of the order or medal Serial number Number of the document Ground of award

Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class 759450 Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 6, 1947



Signature of the awardee: [signed]

I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):

Officer of the 3rd Section of the Military Commissariat of the Poltava Oblast

[signed]

January 12, 1948

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Decree
Of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR

On awarding Soviet orders and medals to officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted men of the Soviet Armed Forces

For courage and bravery, displayed during the fighting with the German invaders during the Great Patriotic War, the following are to be awarded:

[…]

The Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class:

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300. Lieutenant Pyotr Mitrofanovich Proskurnya

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Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
N. Shvernik

Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
A. Gorkin


Kremlin, Moscow

November 6, 1947

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Award sheet

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Award sheet

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Proskurnya, Pyotr Mitrofanovich
2. Rank: Lieutenant
3. Position and unit: Company commander in the 74th Rifle Regiment, 27th Guards Rifle Division; currently an investigator in the Gradizhsk Raion

Nominated for: Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class

4. Year of birth: 1916
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party since 1942
7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): In the Patriotic War from October 1941 through August 1942 on the Stalingrad Front
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: Sustained a severe bullet wound to his shoulder and thorax on 26th August 1942 on the Stalingrad Front
9. Since when in the Red Army: From September 1937 through August 1942
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Gradizhsk Raion, Poltava Oblast
11. Awards received previously (for which merits): Medal for the Victory over Germany
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: ______________

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

During the night of 26th August 1942, the 74th Rifle Regiment's 4th Rifle Company, commanded by Lieutenant Proskurnya, was given orders to launch a counterattack in echeloned order from their positions near Kletskoye.

Carrying out these orders, Lieutenant Proskurnya's company, supported by a squad of anti-tank gunners and a heavy machine gun, launched a counterattack. However, when the company encountered an enemy submachine-gun company, supported by a mortar battery and 3 tanks, it was forced to take cover. The enemy tanks moved toward Lieutenant Proskurnya's unit. Lieutenant Proskurnya committed his squad of anti-tank gunners, which destroyed 2 of the tanks, while the 3rd hastily disappeared. The crew members of one of the knocked out tanks jumped out of their vehicle, but were killed by comrade Proskurnya and 2 submachine gunners. Having repelled the tanks, Lieutenant Proskurnya again committed his company in a counterattack, but after 50 metres he was severely wounded to his shoulder and thorax by a German sniper.

Inspired by its commander, the company, now led by its deputy commander, Junior Lieutenant Begzhanov, successfully renewed the counterattack. Being severely wounded, Lieutenant Proskurnya was evacuated to the medical company. He is currently a disabled veteran of the 2nd category. He currently works as a people's investigator in the Gradizhsk Raion, Poltava Oblast.

He deserves the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.

He has not spent time in captivity or in occupied territory.

Military commissar of the Gradizhsk Raion

Guards Major [signed] /Solovyov/

10th April 1947


He deserves the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.
Military commissar of the Poltava Oblast

Colonel [signed] /_______/

10th April 1947


He deserves to be awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.
Commander of the Kiev Military District

Original signed by Guards Colonel General /Grechko/


Verified.
Chief of the 3rd Subsection of the Personnel Section of the Kiev Military District
Major [signed] /_______/

19th May 1947

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Here it is. Certainly seen better days...

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