Yak 3 Anton Dmitrievich Yakimenko 150th Guards Reg 1945

Soviet pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1939), Lieutenant-General of Aviation. One of the few pilots who passed the whole World War II: having received baptism of fire as early as 1939 on Khalkhin-Gol, he met with victory in Austria. Born November 22, 1913 in the village of Volodarskoe Ekaterinoslav province in a large family. In 1932 he graduated from 7 classes, worked on the collective farm. I enrolled in the Mariupol (Zhdanov) metallurgical school (Ukraine, Donetsk region, Mariupol), I dreamed of becoming a metallurgist. In 1934 he was drafted into the Red Army, and in 1935 he graduated from the Lugansk (Voroshilovgrad) military aviation school of pilots. He served as a Trans-Baikal Military District. In 1939 he took part in battles with Japanese militarists on the Khalkhin-Gol river, made over 100 sorties, shot down 7 enemy aircraft. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, from August 29, 1939 awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. For all his life he made 7934 flights on 36 types of aircraft, plaque 5680 hours, made 1055 combat sorties. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 2, 1966 awarded the title of "Honored Military Pilot of the USSR." From the Armed Forces dismissed in 1972. Lived in Moscow. He was awarded: the Gold Star medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union No. 157, the Order of Lenin, four Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of Suvorov of the 3rd degree, two Orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, three Orders of the Red Star. He died on December 6, 2006. He was buried at Troyekurovsky cemetery in Moscow. Tag: People Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 2, 1966 awarded the title of "Honored Military Pilot of the USSR." From the Armed Forces dismissed in 1972. Lived in Moscow. He was awarded: the Gold Star medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union No. 157, the Order of Lenin, four Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of Suvorov of the 3rd degree, two Orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, three Orders of the Red Star. He died on December 6, 2006. He was buried at Troyekurovsky cemetery in Moscow. Tag: People Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 2, 1966 awarded the title of "Honored Military Pilot of the USSR." From the Armed Forces dismissed in 1972. Lived in Moscow. He was awarded: the Gold Star medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union No. 157, the Order of Lenin, four Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of Suvorov of the 3rd degree, two Orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, three Orders of the Red Star. He died on December 6, 2006. He was buried at Troyekurovsky cemetery in Moscow. Tag: People two Orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, three Orders of the Red Star. He died on December 6, 2006. He was buried at Troyekurovsky cemetery in Moscow. Tag: People two Orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, three Orders of the Red Star. He died on December 6, 2006. He was buried at Troyekurovsky cemetery in Moscow.