Rogi

It is possible, if you have the cash flow and you can still find 1 of each ! where there is money, there is a medal! lol

Very cool grouping there Fantastic find

+1

lol I've picked up a lot since those posts lol +1

If I only had and was able to sell my "European luxury villa" I could afford this and that Korean order of the Stars one lol Stop wetting our appetite Nick! such cool offers now a days lol If they took Monopoly money I could probably afford it

Omg is it your birthday today! Happy Birthday Radmilo

Very cool find Thanks for sharing it with us

The Army and Airforce archive burned almost completely in 1973, I'm not sure on the Navy archive for the US, that's why anything getting a hit for WW2 stuff is amazing for US orders and medals

That and the archive burning down almost completely in around the 70s so you can kinda understand why with only like 20-30ish left of those files they cant really record anything :S for the army and airforce, I'm not sure about the navy archive, but I believe those records were housed elsewhere, is it possible to run a archive search for this soviet sailor within the archive?

although it is also a pet peave of mine to get this medal it is also a pretty nicely faked medal :S but from what you have posted it looks fine, but fine photos can be deceiving. Sorry I can't be of any more help Eric

Odds of winning the Lotto vs these purges?

Sweet Amaazing find Rick loving this group

Because some people don't know English, let alone Russian so the translation gets destroyed lol (this is meant to be a joke, don't go all crazy on me people lol )

So wait, the serial numbers of the Red Star and OPW 2 are gone? lost in time forever ? Very interesting find

Now I have to figure out what works better than Microsoft Word, as this version seems to eat up the chart in his service record, here is his photo: Lt. Pashchenko was AMAZING his 1st Red Star citation is also great (fighting on Christmas) I'll have to be on the lookout for both his remaining Red Stars to re-unite them in his group I feel if he was a little higher in rank or within the party that his total award count would of sky rocketed with citations like these ones

Auke and his guys are like lighting, I ordered some translations Lr. Pashchenko's 2 Red Stars and his service record. Auke says they were having a slow day at the archive, I say Auke is Jean Luc Picard of the Enterprise in disguise and his whole crew over at the archives beamed this file up quickly! His 2 RSes 1st one: Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits: During the fighting with the German invaders near the village of Mormal in the Gomel Oblast on December 14 and 15 and during the offensive fighting between December 22 and 25, 1943 near the village of Davydovka in the Polesia Oblast he organized the duties of his platoon in an excellent manner. Acting quickly and efficiently, up to 150 enemy soldiers and officers were killed and 3 heavy and 2 light machine guns were destroyed. 3 enemy counterattacks were repelled, which enabled the success of his unit and the infantry it supported. He deserves the Order of the Red Star. Commander of the 124th Mortar Regiment Major [signed] /Piskunov/ January …, 1944 　 　 I award the Order of the Red Star. Commander of the 1st Mortar Brigade Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Mirzoyan/ January 5, 1944 2nd one: Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits: During the fighting near Irekty Lieutenant Pashchenko displayed skill in commanding his platoon in battle. Firing accurately at a concentration of enemy troops he cleared the way for the advancing units. Conclusion: He deserves the Order of the Red Star. Commander of the 982nd Rifle Regiment Major [signed] /Pyankov/ September 5, 1945 　 　 I award the Order of the Red Star. Commander of the 275th Rifle Division Colonel [signed] /Mayorov/ September 13, 1945

I love the citation really amazing write up and find there Paul Food is among the most important things in battle a constant supply that is never interrupted is fantastic

Looks like D. Tuning to me :S I have similar "bad" writing, but then again the D could be an S. Since I sometimes eat up my loop in the S and it appears as a D.

Looks Fantastic Is she Mint? a replacement ribbon shouldn't be that hard to fish out

I will take a guess, it is a badge from a fallen Comrade (fallen after the battle not a posthumous award thing ) *ready for my punishment for getting it wrong

Fantastic it is great to see when the National Archives get a hit in the records Thank you for sharing with us

Looks really awesome Radmilo An excellent addition to your collection

hmmm this is just a guess but it could be a retirement uniform. When NCOs and Officers retired from the Navy they used to kit out their uniforms in "fancy" attire, I've only seen it on military NCO uniforms but they make and buy crazy patches, it lets everyone know in town that they are "retiring" from service, it can get you a couple more drinks in town I'm suspecting

I've seen one or two of these, note sure if it was intentionally done or not, but the explanation that seems to be given in most cases is that they re-issued the medal to another veteran. I've seen a couple of these types around the sales forums. I have no idea what it says, I can't make out his writing so I'm no help

Yes even Seiko lol but the more luxury orientated "Grand Seiko" they were "cheap" in 08 compared to today's prices, you could buy one for 1-3k, now they start at 3k for entry level quartz and go up to 12k the used market has been influenced greatly too Just like the order of Glory 1st, its a Grand Seiko when compared to the 3rd class, which is like a Seiko , a good brand but not as expensive as the more luxurious offering. We could even argue that the Glory 1st represent Credor (the uber expensive Seiko love child ) , 2nd Glory (Grand Seiko) and 3rd Glory (Seiko). Now I'm taking this too into watches JapanX post something soviet to derail me back on orders and medals track! hehehe