Two Orders of the Red Star, #618858 & #1114671

[Bill Garvy]

Order Book. . .

[Bill Garvy]

The earlier of his two Award Cards that came from the archive. . .

Note the misspelling of his name on the Award Card. . .

Award Card
Certificate O 647020
1. Last name: Borisenko
2. Name and patrionymic: Raman Pimanovich [trans: sic]
3. Rank: Guards Senior Sergeant
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1914
6. Birthplace: Rudovka Selsovet
7. Party membership: yes
8. Education: elementary
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Time in Red Army: 1940 through 9.11.45
11. Place of service at awarding: 60 Guards Pavlograd Rifle Division – Gun Commander
12. Place of work at present: Rudovka Selsovet, “Hammer and Sickle” Collective Farm – field worker
13. Home address: village of Rudovka, Markov Region, Voroshilovgrad Oblast

Note the Bravery Medal, nr. 401295, awarded September 22nd, 1946, but no Red Stars. . .

Awards:
Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization
Bravery Medal 401.295 178 Gds Rifle Regiment dated 22.9.46
Verified by Markov Regional Military Commissariat, Guards Major Belik on 26 December 1946

[Bill Garvy]

The later of his Award Cards. . .

Note also the misspelling of his name on this Award Card as well. . .

Award Card
Order Booklet B 425959
1. Last name: Borisenko
2. Name and patrionymic: Romen Pimenevich [trans: sic]
3. Rank: Guards Private
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1914
6. Birthplace: village of Rudovka, Markovskii Region, Voroshilovgrad Oblast
7. Party membership: yes, since 1944
8. Education: elementary
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Time in Red Army: from 2.1940 through 11.45
11. Place of service at awarding: 177 Rifle Regiment, 60 Guards Rifle Division – Rifleman
12. Place of work at present: “Hammer and Sickle” Collective Farm – collective farmer
13. Home address: village of Rudovka, Markov Region, Voroshilovgrad Oblast

His two Red Stars are listed here, but not his Bravery Medal. . .

14. Awards:
Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization
Red Star 618.858 60 Guards Rifle Division dated 11.4.44
Red Star 1.114.671 60 Guards Rifle Division dated 28.1.45
Capture of Berlin Medal Edict dated 9.6.45
Victory over Germany Medal Edict dated 9.5.45
Verified by Markov Regional Military Commissariat, Guards Major Belik on 22 May 1947

[Bill Garvy]

The citation for Red Star nr. 618858. . .

Award Sheet
1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Borisenko, Roman Pimenovich
2. Rank: Guards Private
3. Duty position: 45mm Cannon Gunner – 45mm Cannon Battery, 177 Guards Rifle Regiment, 60 Guards Red Banner Pavlograd Rifle Division
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star
4. Born: 1914
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: n/a
7. Previous combat: since 1941
8. Wounds or shell-shock: none
9. Time in Red Army: since 1940
10. Inducted by: Markov Regional Military Commissariat, Voroshilovgrad Oblast
11. Previous awards: Bravery Medal in 1943
12. Home of record: Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Markov Region, village of Rudovka

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
Gunner Borisenko exhibited bravery, boldness, and courage during the forced crossing of the Southern Bug river. This brave artilleryman was the first to cross his gun to the far shore and on direct lay pelted two enemy machinegun positions and a battery of company mortars. While repelling an enemy counterattack on 2(?) March 1944, Comrade Borisenko’s crew destroyed sixteen Hitlerites.

Signed Regimental Commander, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Kosov on 6 April 1944

Endorsed Division Commander, Guards General-Major Sokolov on 11 April 1944

[Bill Garvy]

The citation for Red Star, nr. 1114671. . .

Award Sheet
1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Borisenko, Roman Pimonovich
2. Rank: Guards Senior Sergeant
3. Duty position: 45mm Cannon Commander – 45mm Cannon Battery, 177 Guards Skish. Rifle Regiment, 60 Guards Tr. Red Banner Pavlograd Rifle Division
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star
4. Born: 1914
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: since 20.02.44
7. Previous combat: since 10.07.41 on the SW, 3 Ukrainian, and 1 Belorussian Fronts
8. Wounds or shell-shock: lightly wounded 20.8.41, 2.42, and 10.10.43
9. Time in Red Army: since 23.02.1940
10. Inducted by: Markov Regional Military Commissariat, Voroshilovgrad Oblast
11. Previous awards: Red Star by Order 022/N of 60 GdsRD on 22.6.44
12. Home of record: Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Markov Region, village of Rudovka. Wife – Anastasiya Alekseevna

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
During the offensive fighting to break through the heavily prepared defense near Budenuguotske (Gruitse Region, Warsaw Voevodstvo), Comrade Borisenko and his crew operated in an assault group among the infantry formations. The gun was manually lugged and pressed the attack through forested, swampy terrain, firing on direct lay and despite extremely heavy, enemy machinegun and artillery fire, Comrade Borisenko and his gun supported our infantry with accurate fire and accompanied their movement. In only one day of fighting on 14.01.1945 his gun destroyed eleven enemy soldiers and officers and suppressed three enemy firing positions. There were no losses in Comrade Borisenko’s crew.
He is deserving of the Order of the Red Star.
Signed Regimental Commander, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Kosov on 19 January 1945

Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order 09/N of the 60 Guards Pavlograd Red Banner Rifle Division dated 28 January 1945, verified by Chief of the Personnel Section, Administrative Services Guards Major Doronin

[Bill Garvy]

His Orders of the Red Star, #618858 & # 1114671. . .