Soviet Order of Patriotic War 2nd class S/N 495005

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This time Order of Patriotic war 2nd class S/N 495005

was awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Efimovich Vademetskii.

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This time Order of Patriotic war 2nd class S/N 495005

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Record card

Order book No. 100055

1. Last name: Vedmetskii

2. First, middle names: Ivan Efimovich

3. Military rank: Lieutenant Colonel

4. Sex: Male

5. Year of birth: 18 June 1909

6. Place of birth: Stalinskaya oblast, Village of Maksemlyanovka

7. Party membership : member KPSS- since 1931

8. Education: lower

9. Nationality: Ukrainian

10. In the Red Army : since 3 November 1929

11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied when awarded: 112th Aviation Specialist School- Head of School

12. Current place of service and position: 112th Aviation Specialist School- Head of School

13. Home address of the awardee: Military unit field post office 62393- Sh

14. Record of previous awards

Military merit medal

Red Star

Red Star

Patriotic War 2nd class serial number 495005

Red Banner

Lenin

Defense of Stalingrad medal

Victory over Germany medal

30th Anniversary of Soviet Army and Navy

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AWARD CITATION

1. Last, first and middle name Vedmetskii Ivan Efimovich

2. Rank Engineer-Captain

3. Position, unit Regiment Senior Engineer. Commander AP Exploitation 232nd Sturmovik Aviation Regiment, 289th Sturmovik Aviation Nikopolskoi Red Banner Division

Is recommended for the order ? Patriotic War 2nd class?

4. Year of birth 6.1909

5. Nationality Ukrainian

6. Party membership Member VKP/ since 1931

7. Participation in the civil war and other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR (where and when) In Patriotic War since 22.6.1941. Uninterrupted service on front: Western, Stalingrad, Southern, 4th Ukrainian front, 3rd, 1st and 2nd Baltic front

8. Wounds or contusions received during the Patriotic War No wounds

9. In the Red Army October 1929

10. Drafted by what district military commissariat Stalinskim RVK. City of Stalino

11. Previous awards Medal ?For Military Merit? Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on 25.9.1940, Order Red Star Decree of 8th VA No. 39/n on 18.943 and Order Red Star for long service in Red Army Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on 4.6.44

12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his/her family) Stalinskaya oblast, Maryanskii raion , Village of Maksemlyanovka

I. Brief description of personal feat or merits

On front in Patriotic War since 22.6.41. Participant on front: Western, Stalingrad, Southern, 4th Ukrainian, 3rd, 1st and 2nd Baltic. During that time provided proper material for 4899 combat sorties for IL-2 aircraft to defeat enemy tanks , aircraft , artillery and infantry.

During the period between 22.6.41 to 18.9.1943 provided material for 1485 combat sorties for IL-2 aircraft, and, for that effort received state award of Union of Soviet Socialists Republic order Red Star in 1943. After receiving last state award in period between 19.9.43 to 7.4.1945 he provided the regiment with 1800 combat ready aircraft to defeat enemy equipment and manpower.

During that period he provided the following repairs on IL-2 aircraft: Technical repairs- 40, restoration repairs- 7, minor repairs -94, repaired 27 AM-38f engines , replaced engines- 16. He provided high quality work in a fixed period of time. He ensured the aircraft was always available to the regiment in combat readiness.

Proved to be very attentive to the repairs of the aircraft. Invented device to patch fuselage that reduced the repair time from 5 to 2 hours.

As Regiment Senior Engineer he ably organized and implemented the combat missions as directed by command. Committees from 289th ShANK and 7th ShASK were observers. Air and ground staff were trained well to be skillfully utilized on land as well as in the air.

For excellent work in preparing the aircraft for numerous sorties he received the gratitude from

Command. He spared no effort in his task and without regard for climatic changes the aircraft were readied in autumn-winter and spring conditions for use by replacement personnel.

Provided 50 hours of training for technical crew for winter months.

For exemplary discharge of combat assignment while in Regiment including 1800 perfectly executed sorties by IL-2 aircraft utilized in the destruction of enemy installations and for the highest quality of repair of aircraft within a fixed period of time.

Deserves state award order? Patriotic War 2nd class?

9 April 1945 Commander 232nd Sturmovik Aviation Regiment

Lieutenant Colonel ( signed ) Tkachev

Conclusion of Command Division:

Deserves state award order ? Patriotic War 2nd class?

12 April 1945 Commander 289th Sturmovik Aviation Division

Lieutenant Colonel ( signed ) Srulik

Conclusion of Command Corps

Deserves state award order ?Patriotic War 2nd class?

Commander 7th Sturmovik Aviation Sevastopol Corps

16 April 1945 Lieutenant General ( signed )

Deserves state award order ?Patriotic War 2nd class?

Commander 15th VA PO IAO

28 April 1945 Major General ( signed )

Engineer Aviation Service

Awarded per Decree of 15th VA No. 68/n on 30.04.1945