Order of the Patriotic War SN567530

Civilian Hero: Rare Awards for Kikitin Vasily's Locomotive Service

This document details the awards received by Kikitin Vasily, a railway worker. He was awarded for his valiant labor in maintaining locomotives during the Great Patriotic War, ensuring the transport of troops and supplies. .

Award Sheet

Name and Patronymic: Kikitin Vasily

Rank: None

Position and Unit: Deputy Chief of the Technical Column, 33rd Locomotive Unit, Special Reserve of the People's Commissariat of Railways

Recommendation: Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class

Year of Birth: 1906

Nationality: Russian

Party Affiliation: Member of the Communist Party

Participation in Civil War, Patriotic War, and other battles defending the USSR: None

Wounds or Concussions: None

Date of Enlistment: In special formations

Military Commissariat of Origin: Special Registration

Previous Awards: None

Home Address: (Not provided)

Brief Description of Heroic Deed or Merit:

"During his work in the locomotive column, he proved himself to be a strong-willed commander. He dedicated all his knowledge and energy to ensuring the good condition of the column's steam locomotives. Thanks to the excellent condition of the locomotives, the column successfully fulfilled the important tasks of transporting troops for the People's Commissariat of Railways and the Command. In difficult conditions and at the front, he organized the repair of locomotives."

Chief of the Locomotive Column, Major Engineer of the Locomotive Service (Railway Rank, tentative translation): Zverikov

Date: May 10, 1945

Registration Card

Order Book No.: 000647

Surname: Kikitin

First Name and Patronymic: Vasily Arsenievich

Military Rank: Without military rank

Sex: Male

Year of Birth: 1906

Place of Birth: Stalino Region, Krasnotsutskaya station

Party Affiliation (since what year): Member of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) since 1932

Education: Secondary

Nationality: Russian

Since what year in the Red Army: Did not serve

Place of service (unit name) and position held at the time of award: Chief of locomotive column No. 59 of the special reserve of the People's Commissariat of Railways

Place of service and position at the present time: Chief of the locomotive department, Luninets, Pinsk Region

Home address of the awardee: Luninets, Smolenskaya st., building 15

(See reverse side)

List of all received awards

Signature of the awardee:

I certify the correctness of the data:

Luninets District Military Commissar

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