Bill Garvy Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Guards Private, 1st Class, Driver Pavel Mironenko was assigned to the 303rd Detached Communication Battalion, 34th Guards Rifle Corps, 191st Automotive Company, 118th Rifle Division.Award Book. . .
Bill Garvy Posted June 25, 2009 Author Posted June 25, 2009 His Military Merit Medal, Nr. 877588. . .
Bill Garvy Posted June 25, 2009 Author Posted June 25, 2009 Citation for his Military Merit Medal. . .
Bill Garvy Posted June 25, 2009 Author Posted June 25, 2009 His Order of the Red Star, Nr. 2141467, a MZPP variant. . .
Bill Garvy Posted June 25, 2009 Author Posted June 25, 2009 (edited) His Excellent Driver's Badge, with much character. . .Translation of above documents to follow shortly. . . Edited June 27, 2009 by Bill Garvy
Bill Garvy Posted June 28, 2009 Author Posted June 28, 2009 Award CardOrder Booklet B 7636931. Last name: Mironenko2. Name and patrionymic: Pavel Ivanovich3. Rank: Guards Corporal4. Gender: Male5. Birthyear: 19196. Birthplace: Voldisk, Olkhovatskii Region, Kharkov Oblast7. Party membership: since 19448. Education: elementary9. Nationality: Ukrainian10. Time in Red Army: May 1941-June 194611. Place of service at awarding: 63 Independent Communications Battalion, 34 Guards Rifle Corps - driver12. Place of work at present: Shebekinskii, ?Zagotskot?; Kursk Oblast ? Senior Guide13. Home address: Kursk Oblast, Shebekinskii Region, village of Novo-Pavolzhanka ?Zagotskob? 14. Awards:Designation Serial Number Awarding OrganizationCSM 877.588 118 Rifle Division dated 12.2.44Red Star 2.141.467 34 Guards Rifle Corps dated 31.5.45Victory over Germany Medal Edict dated 9.5.45Verified by Shebekinskii Regional Military Commissariat Major Yarovenko on 25 February 1947Award Sheet1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Mironenko, Pavel Ivanovich2. Rank: Private3. Duty position: Driver ? 191 Transportation Company, 118 Melitopol Rifle Division Recommendation for the Combat Service Medal4. Born: 19195. Nationality: Ukrainian6. Party membership: candidate member7. Previous combat: since 1942 on the Southern Front 8. Wounds or shell-shock: none9. Time in Red Army: since 194110. Inducted by: Shebakinskii Regional Military Commissariat11. Previous awards: n/a12. Home of record: Kursk Oblast, Shebakinskii Region, village of N. Tovolzhanka. Mother ? O.T. Mironenko Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishmentPrivate Mironenko has drive his ZIS-5 during the entire period of combat from Khalocuta until M. Kurgan, Melitopol, continuously delivering things in the unit and being located in the front lines. He has personally conducted many minor repairs and overcome many obstacles, taking into account the needs for ammunition and lack of transportation.Comrade Mironenko has overfulfilled his ammunition delivery quota by 350-380%, moreover in terrible weather which he overcomes with his resourcefulness. Without reducing the tempo of his work, on 8.1.44 he was given the mission to he was ordered to make one sortie to fix his vehicle. While en route Mironenko fixed the problem and managed yet another two deliveries of ammunition. In the months of October-November he was able to conserve 55kg of fuel and his vehicle was always technically maintained and ready for the accomplishment of the combat mission. For his good work and excellent driving I am recommending him for the Combat Service Medal.Signed Commander, 191 Transportation Combat, Senior Technical Lieutenant Danchuk in January 1944 Endorsed by a Guards colonel in January 1944Awarded the Combat Service Medal by order of the 118 Melitopol Rifle Division dated 12 February 1944Award Sheet1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Mironenko, Pavel Ivanovich2. Rank: Guards Corporal3. Duty position: Driver ? Parking Platoon, 63 Guards Independent Communications Battalion Recommendation for the Order of the Patriotic War II Class4. Born: 1919 5. Nationality: Ukrainian6. Party membership: since 19447. Previous combat: since 22.6.41 on the SW, 4,3, and 1 Ukrainian Fronts8. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a9. Earlier awarding: CSM by Order 2/N of the 118 RD dated 12.2.4410. Time in Red Army: since 15 May 194111. Inducted by: Shenekinskii Regional Military Commissariat, Kursk Oblast12. Home of record: Kharkov Oblast, Oyakhovskii Region, Valuep village. Mother ? Olga Trofimovna Mirnenko Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishmentDuring our forces? offensive Guards Corporal Mironenko has delivered petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) in a timely manner to their indicated locales in roadless conditions and inclement weather. The communications battalion was always supplied with POL, thus enabling it to supply continuous communications to the Corps command group.During the Neise forced river crossing operation, Comrade Mironenko managed to deliver fuel to the units on time and under massive enemy fire, thus permitting the vehicle transportation to move and radio operating stations to work on the move, providing communications to the HQ of the Corps command and subordinate units. Near the river Spree Comrade Mironenko extracted his vehicle under heavy enemy bombing and thus preserved a delivery of POL to the communications battalion and the Corps HQ.His selfless work enabled the continuous combat mission of the communications battalion, which suffered no lack of fuel.For bravery and courage he is deserving of the Order of the Patriotic War II Class.Signed Commander, 63 Guards Independent Communications Battalion, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Aleksandrov on 19 May 1945Recommended downgrade to Bravery Medal, then hand-written suggestion of Order of the Red Star by Chief of Staff, 34 Guards Rifle Corps, Guards Colonel Mitelman on 29 May 1945Same by Acting Commander, 34 Guards Rifle Corps, Guards Colonel Losis(?) on 31 May 1945Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order (obliterated) of the 34 Guards Rifle Corps dated 31.5.45, verified by Deputy Chief of Personnel, 34 Guards Rifle Corps, Guards Administrative Services Lieutenant Doyugada
Guest Rick Research Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 His civilian job and title are a bit weird to me, not surprising given the usual Sovabbrev style. More along the lines of a senior drover (that is not a typo for driver) with something to do with cattle pens or perhaps meat storage. The place of business in quotes as its name comes out basically as "Storagecattle" or "Preparationcattle." Not a slaughter house-- at least by any word I know.
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