North Korean (DPRK) awards in wear

[Ed_Haynes]

A well decorated Soviet officer with what seems to be the Korean Liberation Commemorative Medal (Choson Haepang Kinyom Chang).

[Ed_Haynes]

Naming on reverse.

[Lapa]

Naming on reverse.

Ed,

General of Navy Aviation Karpenko, Ivan Trofimovich. Photo taken 14 September 1945.

Marc

[Ed_Haynes]

Thanks, Marc. For more on him, see http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=7303

The nasty/computer translation of his bio divulges:

The assistant to the commander of 52nd bombing aviation regiment (2nd minno-torpedo aviation division, the Air Forces of Pacific fleet) major Ivan Karpenko skilfully ordered regiment operations at bombardment of military facilities and a manpower of the opponent in the Japanese port Racine (Najin) and naval base Sejsin (Чхонджин) in Northern Korea.

Personally major Karpenko I.T. has damaged two transports, has sunk four landing barges, has destroyed a lot of manpower of the enemy.

[chinamedals]

North Korea Victory Medal WWII Commemoration

Established; October 16 1945