Red Star,0743576,Adjutant,2nd Aviation Squadron,132nd Bomber Aviation Regiment

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Red Star #743576. Missing another arm.

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1. Family, Omel'chenko
2. Name And Patronym, Stepan Ivanovich
3. Military Rank, Lieutenant Colonel
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1910
6. Place Of Birth, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Mezhova Region, Village of Georgievno
7. Party Membership, From 1939 Communist Party Of The Soviet Union
8, Education, None
9, Nationality, Ukrainian
10, From Which Year In Red Army, September 1932
11, Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 52nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment, Deputy Chief Of Staff Of Operational Parts.
12, Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, 52nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment, Deputy Chief Of Staff Of Operational Parts.
13. Current Address Of Awarded, Minsk Military Unit 13785

Although a pretty full form, this is the only award for anything other than "service".

Red Star #743576 03-08-1944
For Combat Merits #1590826 03-11-1944 (12 Years Service)
Red Star #2195935 30-04-1947 (15 Years Service)
Red Banner #391165 20-04-1953 (20 Years Service)
Lenin #328082 30-12-1956 (24 Years Service)
For Victory Over Germany
For The Capture Of Königsberg
For The Capture Of Berlin
For Victory Over Japan
30 Years Of The Soviet Army And Navy

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1. Family, Name And Patronym, Omel'chenko, Stepan Ivanovich
2. Rank, Captain
3. Position, Unit, Adjutant, 2nd Aviation Squadron, 132nd Bomber Aviation Regiment
Presented for the award - Order "Red Star"
4. Year Of Birth, 1910
5. Nationality, Ukrainian
6. Party Membership, Member VKPb-39
7. Participation In Civil War, Other Military Actions Of Defence Of The USSR And Patriotic War (Where, When), In Patriotic War: From 22-06-1941 to 01-08-1941 Southern Front, From 23-10-1941 to 13-03-1942 and from 29-10-1942 to 07-01-1943 Kalinin Front, From 07-02-1943 to 28-04-1943 South-Western Front.
9. Had Which Wounds And Contusions In Patriotic War, Not Had.
10. Since What Time In Red Army, 02-1933
11. Which Regional Military Commissariat Conscripted, Cadre.
12. Received Which Awards (For Which Distinction), Not Awarded

From the first days of the Patriotic War has taken part in routing the Fascist invaders in the position of Squadron Adjutant.
Until 1944 participant in Kalinin, South-West and South Fronts. During this period has proved himself to be a indefatigable, energetic, accurate worker; regardless of time uninterruptedly worked in the squadron. Combat documentation issued exemplary and in time.

From 6-6-44 participant of Leningrad Front in the breakthrough of heavily fortified enemy defences of the Karelian Isthmus and the liberation of Vyborg. This important operation entrusted by the Supreme High Command, requiring high stresses to ensure smooth combat work of the squadron and the whole regiment, Comrade Omel'chenko performed excellently. The Squadron, where the Adjutant Captain Omel'chenko was, produced 69 successful combat missions.
Despite the tensions of combat work and placement difficulties of personnel, military documents were presented timely and accurately executed, personnel provided, thanks to the care of Captain Omel'chenko, good comfort.
For the short stay with 3rd Belorussian Front the squadron had 10 successful sorties.
For excellent support of combat work of the Squadron and exemplary completion of military documentation has 6 congratulations from the commanders of the regiment and division.
For selfless work for ensuring the combat work of the squadron in the battle with German invaders is worthy of the presentation of the award
Order - Red Star
12th July 1944
Commander 132nd Bomber Aviation Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Bugaj

Worthy of the presentation Order - "Red Star"
Commander 334th Bomber Aviation Division
Colonel Skok
23rd July 1944.

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Here is the area the missions were focused upon.

Lieutenant Colonel Bugaj wasn't as lucky and was killed in October 1944.

The 132nd ended up being the 132nd Heavy Bomber "Berlin" Orders Kutuzov III And Aleksandr Nevskij Aviation Regiment and existed until 1997.

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Also awarded an OPWII'85.

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Here are two pictures of the recipient, one showing the Red Star with all the enamel.