Soviet Order of Great Patriotic War Second Class- For Manchuria

[Paul R]

This set is for a Housing Officer who was in Manchuria. While not awarded from combat valor, it is still a rare Japanese front award!

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

when does something like this date from?

Best

Chris

[Paul R]

Here is the research and citation. This one was awarded in Sept of 1943. As you can see, he was also in the fight against Germany.

Award Card

Order Booklet 953600

1. Last name: Golovan
2. Name and patrionymic: Timofei Eremeevich
3. Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1904
6. Birthplace: Kirovograd Oblast, village of Aipyanka
7. Party membership: since 1942
8. Education: advanced
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Time in Red Army: 1929-1930 and since 1931
11. Place of service at awarding: Rear Area HQ Chief of Organizational Section
12. Place of work at present: Zmiev Regional Military Commissariat, Kharkov Oblast – Regional Military Commissariat worker
13. Home address: Kharkov Oblast, Zmiev, Leninskaya St. #11
14. Awards:

Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization

Combat Service Medal 1.661.729 Edict dated 3.11.44

Patriotic War II 458.732 16 Army dated 3.09.43

Victory over Germany Medal Edict dated 9.05.45

Victory over Japan Medal Edict dated 30.09.45

Red Star 2.707.149 Edict dated 30.4.47

Red Banner 385.244 Edict dated 13.6.52

30th Anniversary of Red Army and Navy Medal Edict dated 13.6.52

Verified by (?) Military Commissariat Major (?) of Administrative Services

Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Golovan, Timofei Eremeevich
2. Rank and duty position: Lieutenant Colonel, Chief of Organizational Section, 16 Army Rear Area HQ
3. Birth year: 1904, Kirovograd Oblast, Zlatovskii Region
4. Nationality: Ukrainian
5. Party membership: since 1941
6. In Red Army: since 1929
7. Combat participation: since 9 August 1945 in 16 Army on South Sakhalin
8. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a
9. Previous awards: CSM for long service
10. Inducted by:
11. Home of record: Aleksandrosk, N/Sakh.

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

He is dedicated to the Lenin-Stalin Party and the Socialist Motherland. He is morally stalwart and ideologically composed. He is disciplined and demanding of himself and his subordinates. He has willful qualities. In combat he orients himself to the situation quickly, makes the right decisions, and firmly executes them.

He honestly and conscientiously accomplishes the Army Military Committee and properly leads the Rear Area Operational Group by unloading transportation assets in a timely manner, thus setting the conditions for transferring and supplying forces with everything necessary in a ceaseless manner.

Comrade Golovan is deserving of the Order of the Patriotic War II Class.

Signed 16 Army Chief of the Rear Area, Quartermaster Colonel Mironov on 31 August 1945

Endorsed 16 Army Commander General-(?) (?)ov and Member of the Military Committee Colonel Shmelev on 1 September 1943

Unit Award Order

SECRET

2 Far Eastern Front, 16 Army Order 09/N dated 3 September 1945

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR, I award the following decorations for exemplary accomplishment of the Command’s missions in the struggle against the German invaders and for having displayed valor and bravery:

Order of the Patriotic War II Class to:

1. Lieutenant Colonel Golovan, Timofei Eremeevich – Chief of Organizational Section, 16 Army Rear Area HQ

Signed 16 Army Commander General-Major Cheremisov, Member of the Military Committee Colonel Shmelev, and Chief of Staff Colonel Borisov

[slava1stclass]

Here is the research and citation. This one was awarded in Sept of 1943. As you can see, he was also in the fight against Germany.

Unit Award Order

SECRET

2 Far Eastern Front, 16 Army Order 09/N dated 3 September 1945

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR, I award the following decorations for exemplary accomplishment of the Command’s missions in the struggle against the German invaders and for having displayed valor and bravery:

Order of the Patriotic War II Class to:

1. Lieutenant Colonel Golovan, Timofei Eremeevich – Chief of Organizational Section, 16 Army Rear Area HQ

Signed 16 Army Commander General-Major Cheremisov, Member of the Military Committee Colonel Shmelev, and Chief of Staff Colonel Borisov

Chief,

The way I read this he was awarded his OPW II in September 1945 (not 1943) for service with the 16th Army during its operations against the Japanese. A very nice Far East theater of operations award.

Regards,

slava1stclass

[Paul R]

Thanks Slava,

It says that it was endorsed on 01Sep1943. I guess that is when it was written up then? Weird that it took so long to be processed.

regards

Paul

[slava1stclass]

Thanks Slava,

It says that it was endorsed on 01Sep1943. I guess that is when it was written up then? Weird that it took so long to be processed.

regards

Paul

Chief,

It appears to be a simple typo both in the Award Records Card date entry for the OPW II as well as in the Award Recommendation/Citation Sheet. As confirmation, note that he only first entered combat on 9 August 1945.

Regards,

slava1stclass

[Paul R]

Thanks! I guess our US Personel Records are not the only places where errors are found.

Are you active duty?

[Laurence Strong]

Sweet one Paul

Larry

[Paul R]

Thanks Larry!!

[Ulsterman]

Nice!

[Paul R]

Thanks Jeff! I am really starting to get back into these again. I am finding a VoG to match up with it as well, as he was eligible for that too.