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[Aurelius]

Award Card

Order Booklet 751917 (temporary)

1. Last name: Safarov
2. Name and patrionymic: Aik Agabekovich
3. Rank: Administrative Services Captain
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1900
6. Birthplace: Armenian SSR, Alagi
7. Party membership: n/a
8. Education: mid-level
9. Nationality: Armenian
10. Time in Red Army: since 1936
11. Place of service at awarding: Chief – Dental Technical Laboratory #180, (?) Pacific Fleet
12. Place of work at present: same
13. Home address: Unit Post 40066
14. Awards:

Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization

Red Star 2.027.382 Pacific Fleet dated 22.10.45

Combat Service Medal 2.693.055 Edict dated 5.11.46

Verified by Pacific Fleet Officer Personnel Section Chief Sara(?) on 1 March 1947

Award Sheet

Award Sheet on Chief of Dental Technical Laboratory SSBO(?) VMOR(?) Administrative Services Captain Aik Agabekovich Safarov for the Order of the Red Star

1. Born: 1900
2. Nationality: Armenian
3. Social position: worker
4. Party membership: n/a
5. In Red Army: since 1936
6. Participation in combat: n/a
7. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a
8. Previous award recommendations: n/a
9. Previous awards: n/a
10. Service in White or other bourgeois armies or POW: n/a
11. In Red Army: since 27.06.44
12. Inducted by: Melitopol Regional Military Commissariat, Zaporozhe Oblast
13. Previous awards: Red Star, Bravery Medal, Combat Service Medal
14. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obscured]

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

Comrade Sarafov has served in the Pacific Fleet since June 1937. Throughout his service in a series of naval units he has provided high-quality dental dentures for soldiers and officers.

During the war against the Japanese aggressors he has well-prepared his dental laboratory for rendering practical assistance to the wounded.

He wields his great authority among the sector’s personnel.

For high-quality work in rendering dental assistance to soldiers and officers, he is deserving of the Order of the Red Star.

Signed Chief of Medical Services, Lieutenant Colonel Bozhenko on 9 September 1945

Co-endorsed Acting Commendant SSBO(?), Lieutenant Colonel Blokhin, and Commander, VMOR(?) Pacific Fleet Counter-Admiral Fedorov

[Paul R]

This is the first dental officer grouping I have heard of. How did he get the Bravery Medal? I would assume that this one required some sort of Combat action. At minimum, he would also have Japanese and German Victory medals. Lets see the awards!!!

[Rogi]

OMG amazing! this is a dream award

Paul, you have obviously never had to pull people's teath, its like a battle to get it out of them hehehehe

[Aurelius]

Yo Paul, I only have the RS man. The BM is not on Podvig Naroda but might be worth getting the research behind it. Likely was pulling teeth then took out a PPSH and fought.

Thanks Igor.

[Paul R]

That would make for a great citation(dentist that takes out 20 Germans with his PPSH).

[redoctober]

I love this award. Such a cool write up!

[Chris Liontas]

OMG amazing! this is a dream award

Paul, you have obviously never had to pull people's teath, its like a battle to get it out of them hehehehe

I'll second that

Neat!!! I've never heard making dentures sound so heroic!!