Ed_Haynes Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 A well decorated Soviet officer with what seems to be the Korean Liberation Commemorative Medal (Choson Haepang Kinyom Chang). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Naming on reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lapa Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Naming on reverse.Ed,General of Navy Aviation Karpenko, Ivan Trofimovich. Photo taken 14 September 1945.Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Thanks, Marc. For more on him, see http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=7303The 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinamedals Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 North Korea Victory Medal WWII CommemorationEstablished; October 16 1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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