Order of the Red Star, 992871, Long Service Award

[roger9344]

This one is for long service, but the award sheet makes it look like the awardee was very well decorated. I probably should have gotten the service record, but didn't. After reading the award sheet I will reconsider.

S/N 992871

Record card

Order booklet nr. A-234692

1. Last name: Zgura
2. First name and patronymic: Aleksandr Leontyevich
3. Military rank: Colonel
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1907
6. Place of birth: Village of Matveyevka, Oktyabr Raion, Nikolayev Oblast
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1930
8. Education: Unfinished secondary
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: From November 1, 1929 to December 23, 1954
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and duty position at the time of the award: 57th Independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion, 14th Guards Rifle Corps
12. Current place of service and duty position: Unemployed; retired in accordance with Decree of the Ministry of Defense nr. 100
13. Home address of the awardee: 58 2nd Shepelevsky Street, city of Zolotonosha, Cherkassy Oblast
14: Record of all awards presented:

Names of the orders and medals - Their numbers - Numbers of the documents - Ground of award

Order of the Red Banner - 46272 - Order booklet nr. A-234692 - Order of the 50th Army nr. 0195 of June 24, 1943

Order of Aleksandr Nevsky - 29536 - Order booklet nr. A-234692 - Order of the 2nd Shock Army nr. 064/N of May 12, 1945

Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class - 161267 - Order booklet nr. A-234692 - Order of the 10th Army nr. 027/N of April 17, 1944

Order of the Red Star - 992871 - Order booklet nr. A-234692 - Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 3, 1944

Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class - 145238 - Order booklet nr. A-234692 - Order of the 2nd Shock Army nr. 049/N of April 13, 1945

Order of the Red Banner - 349238 - Order booklet nr. A-234692 - Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 15, 1950

Medal for the Defense of Moscow

Medal for the Capture of Königsberg

Medal for the Victory over Germany

Medal for 30 Years of Soviet Army and Navy

Order of Lenin - Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 26, 1955

Signature of the awardee: [signed]

I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee:

Military commissar of the Zolotonosha Raion
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Manzhula/
December 15, 1956

I would love to have an example of all of this mans awards.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Roger, if you can afford the service record I think it would be worthwhile.

Cheers, Ade.

[roger9344]

Thanks, Ade. I was leaning heavily in that direction, so you helped sway my decision. I have requested the service record. I also am having 2 more stars researched, and one of them promises to be a combat award!