Bill Garvy

They would be unmarked, or stamped with a "35", or an "L/64" on the ring. . .

39KB 37KB It's so old I don't remember the name. . .

Full Cavalier of Glory. . .

Missing document from post #9 that I am unable for some reason to edit into post #9 with out losing the picture in post #8. . .

Rick, how's this?

Translation of the above documents. . . Award Sheet 1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Muzychenko, Vladimir Grigorevich 2. Rank: Junior Military Technician 3. Duty position: Junior Weapons Repairer ? 671 Rifle Regiment, 221 Mariupol Red Banner Rifle Division 4. Born: 1913 5. Nationality: Ukrainian 6. Party membership: n/a 7. Previous combat: 6.41-9.41 Western Front, 2.44-6.44 1 Ukrainian Front, 7.44-10.44 Leningrad Front, and since 11.44 on the 3 Belorussian Fronts 8. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a 9. Time in Red Army: since 1939 10. Inducted by: Kiev Municipal Military Commissariat, Kiev 11. Previous awards: n/a 12. Home of record: Kamenets-Podolsk Oblast, Polonskii Region, village of Bolshoe Novoselitse, Sugar Factory. Wife ? Myzychenko, Ekaterina Vasilevna Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment In fighting against the German invaders from 14.1.45-24.1.45 south of the city of Pilkallen, the village of Duden, Henskishken, Koesen, and Girrenen (Eastern Prussia), Comrade V.T. Muzychenko has proven himself a bold and fearless officer. He has conducted repair work always under heavy enemy artillery and mortar fire under difficult conditions. On 14.1.45 during the penetration of the heavily echeloned enemy defensive lines south of Pelkallen while under heavy enemy artillery and small arms fire, Comrade Muzychenko repaired a damaged heavy machinegun under combat conditions and was wounded, but resisting the pain, he finished the repair, thus returning a fixed weapon to the fight. In addition to his main duties, Comrade Muzychenko delivered ammunition directly to front line units while under heavy artillery and mortar fire. CONCLUSION: For exemplary accomplishment of the Command?s missions in the struggle against the German invaders and for displaying bravery and courage, he is deserving of the Order of the Red Star. Signed Commander, 671 Rifle Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Dorokhov Endorsed Commander, 221 Mariupol Red Banner Rifle Division, General-Major Kushnarenko on 20 (?) Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order #034/N of the 221 Rifle Division (obliterated by stamp), verified by Commander, 221 Rifle Division, General-Major Borisenko Award Card Order Booklet 933995 1. Last name: Myzychenko 2. Name and patrionymic: Vladimir Grigorevich 3. Rank: Senior Lieutenant-Technician 4. Gender: Male 5. Birthyear: 1913 6. Birthplace: Kamenets-Podolsk Oblast, Polonnoe Region, city of Polonnoe 7. Party membership: n/a 8. Education: elemenatary 9. Nationality: Ukrainian 10. Time in Red Army: 4.1941-11.1946 11. Place of service at awarding: 671 Rifle Regiment, 221 Rifle Division ? Artillery Technician 12. Place of work at present: Kamenets-Podolsk Oblast, Polonnoe Region, Polonnoe ? Granite (?) 13. Home address: Kamenets-Podolsk Oblast, Polonnoe, Lenin Street 14. Awards: Designation Serial Number Document # Awarding Organization Red Star 2.720.784 933995 221 Rifle Division dated 20.2.1945 Verified by Polonoe Regional Military Commissariat official, Major Mironov on 20 May 1947 Biography Card 1. Last Name, Name, and Patrionymic: Muzychenko, Vladimir Grigorevich 2. Time and Place of Birth: 25 March 1913, Kiev, Trokhano Island 3. Nationality: Ukrainian 4. Knowledge of Foreign Languages: n/a 5. Social Position and Upbringing: worker from worker family 6. Party Membership: n/a 7. Education General: graduated 8 grades in 1931, village of Poluiki, Kiev Oblast Military: Tula Weapons Technical Academy, 6 months finishing 6.3.1939 Political: n/a 8. Wartime service: Western Front 6.1941-10.1941, Belorussian Front 1.1944-10.1944, 1 Ukrainian Front 10.1944-3.1945 9. Wounds or shell-shock: lightly wounded in the right leg 3.1945, shell-shocked 3.1945 10. Awards: Red Star 1944, Capture of Koenigsberg Medal 1945, Victory over Germany Medal 1945, and Victory over Japan Medal 11. Ever captured or encircled?: 7.1941-10.1941 encircled. 10.1941-1.1944 lived in occupied territory in the village of Izobeleno, Polonskii Region, Kamenets-Podolsk Oblast working on a collective farm 12. Forms: 13. On record: Polonoe Regional Military Commissariat, Kamenets-Podolsk Oblast 14. Promotions: Junior Technical Lieutenant 9.1939, Technical Lieutnenant by Order 0681 of the 39 Army dated 19.7.1945 15. Specialty: Engineer-Technician 1 Class 16. Branch of Service: Artillery, Specialty Code 135 17. Health: healthy 18. Drills: 19. Workplace and job: Polonoe Production Union; Forester 20. Social position and home of record: married; wife ? Ekaterina Vasilevich Muzychenko, b. 1911; son ? Vladimir, b. 1940 in the village of Izobelino 21. Special Remarks: Military ID Z 35210 issued 7.10.48 by the Polonoe Regional Military Commissariat, Kamenets-Podolsk Oblast 22. Service in the Soviet Army: Weapons Repairer 298 Rifle Regiment 11.1932 In reserves 11.1936 Cadet Tula Weapons Academy 3.1939 Weapons Technician Warehouse #966 8.1939 In reserves 3.1940 Reserves 177 Army Reserve Rifle Regiment 1.1944 Reserves 22 Rifle Regiment 4.1944 Artillery Technician 848 Rifle Regiment 9.1945 Verified by Polonoe Regional Military Commissariat, LTC Marionov and Chief of Personnel, Senior Lieutenant Sharai 23. Released to reserves with the rank of Technical Lieutenant by Order 0496, paragraph 43, Coastal Military District, 6.9.1946 24. Retired: 25. He is capable of serving as an artillery technician as of 4.1946 In closing, my thanks to many others who made this posting possible, despite some of the technical difficulties I am having getting the right attachements to display in the right postings. I would like to thank Bryan for making the acquisition of this piece possible, Alexi for the research, and Paul for the translation of these interesting documents. We are all just links in a chain. . . Thank you gentlemen!

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Order of the Red Star, Nr. 2720784. . .

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Award Book. . .

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close up. . . Note that he is wearing his Red Star as well as the following medals, Capture of K?nigsberg, Victory over Germany, and Victory over Japan. . . thanks Bryan!

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Translation of the above illustrated documents. . . Award Sheet 1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Chilikanov, Aleksandr Petrovich 2. Rank: Lieutenant 3. Duty position: Platoon Leader ? 342nd Independent Battalion of State Communications, NKVD, USSR. Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star 4. Born: 1919 5. Nationality: Russian 6. Party membership: yes 7. Previous combat: participant of the war against the Japanese imperialists from 9.8.45-3.9.45 8. Wounds or shell-shock: none 9. Time in Red Army: since September 1939 10. Inducted by: Bekovskii Regional Military Commissariat, Penzen Oblast 11. Previous awards: Defense of the Caucasus Medal by Edict of the Supreme Soviet USSR dated 1.05.1944 12. Home of record: Penzen Oblast, Bekovskii Region, village of Naryshkino Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment During the construction of the the "VCh" communications line in the waterless steppes of Mongolia and in combat operations against the Japanese imperialists in China, Lieutenant Aleksandr Petrovich Chilikanov has proven himself a bold, courageous, and decisive officer. Executing his duties as a company commander, he properly assigned missions to his subordinate units and capably employed his forces, positioning himself at the most crucial locations to settle matters as they occurred. He motivated his personnel to quickly accomplish their missions through his personal example of courage and endurance. The company under his command accomplished all their missions quickly and qualitatively. For excellent accomplishment of the Command?s missions and displaying courage, valor, and capable leadership of his subordinate units, I am recommending Lieutenant A.P. Chilikanov be awarded the Order of the Red Star. Signed Commander, 242 Independent Battalion of State Communications, NKVD, Captain Vidyukov on 15.9.45 Endorsed Chief of Communications, 39 Army, General-Major of Communications Sorokin on 20 September 1945 Endorsed Commander 39 Army Guards General-Colonel Lyudnikov, General-Lieutenant Boiko, and General-Major Siminovskii on 8 September 1945 Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order #0843/N of the 39 Army dated 15.10.45, verified by Personnel Officer, Guards Captain Khirnov on 31 October 1945 Award Card Order Booklet B 180426 1. Last name: Chilikanov 2. Name and patrionymic: Aleksandr Petrovich 3. Rank: Lieutenant 4. Gender: Male 5. Birthyear: 1919 6. Birthplace: Penzen Oblast, Bekovskii Region, village of Naryshkino 7. Party membership: yes, since 1943 8. Education: mid-technical 9. Nationality: Russian 10. Time in Red Army: since 10.1939 11. Place of service at awarding: 242 Independent Battalion of State Communications, Ministry of Internal Affairs ? Platoon Leader 12. Place of work at present: 311 Independent Regiment of State Communications USSR, 414 Independent Order of the Red Star Company of State Communications, Ministry of Internal Affairs USSR ? Platoon Leader 13. Home address: Penzen Oblast, Bekovskii Region, village of Naryshkino 14. Awards: Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization Red Star 2.227.281 39 Army dated 15.10.45 Verified by Commander, 311 Independent Order of Alexander Nevsky Regiment of State Communications, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Lieutenant Colonel Ko(?), dated 15 October 1947 The following was on additional document listing award recipients for various awards ostensibly conferred on October 15th, and on which Lieutenant Chilikanov is mentioned: SECRET Order 0843/N of the 39 Army dated 15 October 1945 On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR, I award the following decorations for exemplary mission accomplishment of the Command?s missions in the struggle against the Japanese aggressors and for displaying valor and courage: The Order of the Red Star 66. Lieutenant Aleksandr Petrovich Chilikanov ? Platoon Leader, 242nd Independent Battalion of State Communications, NKVD. Signed, Commander 39th Army, General-Colonel Lyudnikov, Member of the Military Council General-Lieutenant Boiko, and Army Chief of Staff General-Major Siminovskii

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