Lieutenant Pavel Stepanovich Vinnikov – Wing Bombadier, 137th Red Banner Fast Bomber Aviation Regiment, 1st Combined Aviation Division

**Bill Garvy** · 05-01-2014, 11:47 PM

Award Card

Order Booklet A 996082

1. Last name: Vinnikov
2. Name and patrionymic: Pavel Stepanovich
3. Rank: Captain
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 18.8.1914
6. Birthplace: Orel Oblast, Livinskii Region, village of Krutoe
7. Party membership: since 1942
8. Education: incomplete middle-level
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Time in Red Army: 1.10.35
11. Place of service at awarding: Squadron Adjutant – 16th Fighter Aviation Regiment
12. Place of work at present: Kaluga Oblast, Borovskii Region, village of Ermolino, Borovskaya 4
13. Home address: Sviri, Zestaponi Region, Georgian SSR
14. Awards:
Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization
Bravery Medal 14.014 Supreme Soviet dated 7.5.40
Red Banner 20.979 Karelian Front dated 29.11.41
Defense of the Soviet Arctic Medal Edict dated 5.12.44
Victory over Germany Medal Edict dated 9.5.45
Combat Services Medal 2.071.704 Supreme Soviet dated 6.11.45
Red Star 3.254.893 Edict dated 19.11.57
30th Anniversary of Soviet Army and Navy Medal
Verified by Chief of Personnel, 16th Fighter Aviation Regiment, Senior Lieutenant Bekhteri on 22nd October, 1947

Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Vinnikov, Pavel Stepanovich
2. Rank: Lieutenant
3. Duty position: Gunner-Bomber – 137th Red Banner Fast Bomber Aviation Regiment
Recommendation for the Red Banner
4. Born: 1914
5. Nationality: Russian
6. In the Red Army: since 1935
7. Party membership: candidate member
8. Previous combat: against the White Finns 1939-40
9. Wounds or shell-shock: wounded in fighting against German fascism
10. Previous awards: Bravery Medal for the excellent accomplishment of combat missions against the White Finns
11. Inducted by: career officer
12. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obscured]

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

He has displayed bravery and courage during eight combat sorties against German fascism. He repeatedly led his wing on bombing missions deep in the enemy rear area in the Arctic’s difficult weather conditions. In the wing he bombed an enemy artillery formation on 1.7.41 near Kuolayarvi, the mission was fulfilled in an excellent manner, and after the bombing he made a second, low-altitude pass to gun down enemy personnel.

On 8.7.41 when the wing bombed the airfield at Kemiyarvi, the mission was accomplished in an excellent manner despite heavy enemy air defense fire.

He bombed enemy firing positions on 9.7.41 near Kairala and on a second pass fired at enemy personnel with machineguns at low altitude.

On 16.7.41 he again bombed and gunned enemy forces near Kairala, however after the mission he was attacked by enemy fighters; his plane caught fire in the air and upon landing on friendly territory he was wounded in the head and leg.

For the excellent accomplishment of combat missions against German fascism I am recommending him for the Order of the Red Banner.
Signed Commander, 137th Red Banner Fast Bomber Regiment, Colonel Udonin and Battalion Commissar Emeryanov on 4th August, 1941

Unit Award Order

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Karelian Front Order 095/N dated 29th November, 1941. Belomorsk.

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 Red Banner to:

6. Lieutenant Pavel Stepanovich Vinnikov – Wing Bombadier, 137th Red Banner Fast Bomber Aviation Regiment, 1st Combined Aviation Division

Signed Karelian Front Commander General-Lieutenant Frolov, Member of the Military Committee Corps Commissar Zheltov, Brigade Commissar Kupriyanov, and Chief of Staff General-Major Skvirskii. Verified: Senior Deputy Chief of the 2nd Section, Quartermaster II Class Volodin on (?) December, 1941

Document for the Medal for the Defense of the Soviet Artic dated September 27th, 1945 and signed by the Commander of the 313th Aviation Division, Colonel Demidov, Serial #G003980

Career Biography

1. Last Name, Name, and Patrionymic: Vinnikov, Pavel Stepanovich, A-409406
2. Born: 17th August, 1914
3. Nationality: Russian
4. Knowledge of Foreign Languages: n/a
5. Birthplace: Orel Oblast, Livinskii Region, village of Krutoe
6. Profession before military service: worker
7. Party Membership: since 1948 #0142450. Never in other party or changes in membership.
8. Education
General: 2 classes in night school in 1939, Kolimo, Leningrad Oblast
Military: graduate military naval aviation academy in 1937
Political: n/a
9. Promotion: Junior Lieutenant 6.11.37; Lieutenant 1.2.1940; Senior Lieutenant 26.4.42; Captain 16.8.46; Major 8.6.51
10. Participation in the Patriotic War: Leningrad Front June, 1941-June,1943, Western Front July, 1943-May, 1944, Central Front May, 1944-May, 1945
11. Other Military Operations: n/a
12. Wounds or shell-shock: 16.7.1941 seriously wounded
13. ID Card: BE 12821
14. Position before service in the Armed Forces: 10th August, 1935 inducted by the Kalinin Regional Military Commissariat, Leningrad Oblast
15. Service in the Armed Forces:

Cadet Stalin Military-Naval Academy, North Caucasus Military District 8.1935
Jr. Lieutenant – Observer 55th Independent Fighter Aviation Squadron, Leningrad Military District 11.1937
Jr. Lieutenant – Observer 4th Squadron, 35th Fast Bomber Regiment, 71st Aviation Brigade, Leningrad Military District 5.1938
Jr. Lieutenant – Observer 1st Squadron, 35th Fast Bomber Regiment, 71 Aviation Brigade 10.1938
Jr. Lieutenant – Observer 3rd Squadron, 5th Combined Aviation Regiment, Leningrad Military District 9.1939
Wing Gunner-Bomber 1st Fast Bomber Aviation Squadron, 137th Fast Bomber Regiment, Leningrad Military District 8.1940
Recuperation Hospital, Molotov 7.1941
Adjutant (?) 786th Fighter Aviation Regiment, Western Front 3.1942
Chief of Section 33rd Fighter Aviation Regiment, 106th Fighter Aviation Division 6.1943
Navigator Western Front
Section Chief/Navigator 441st Fighter Aviation Regiment, 328th Fighter Aviation Division Western Front 5.1944
Squadron Adjutant 740th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 318th Fighter Aviation Division Caucasus Front 1.1945
Squadron Adjutant 448th Fighter Aviation Regiment, MIAK, 19th VIA 6.1945
Squadron Adjutant 16th Fighter Aviation Regiment, MIAK, 19th VIA 6.1946
Chief of Operations/ 16th Fighter Aviation Regiment, MIAK, 19VIA, Korea 3.1948
Deputy Chief of Staff

Intelligence Officer 97th Fighter Aviation Regt, Air Force 1.1954
Deputy Chief of Staff 16 Fighter Aviation Regiment, 97th Fighter Aviation Division 2.1954
Deputy Chief of Staff 1111th Bomber Aviation Regiment, 189th Bomber Aviation Division 5.1954
73rd Bomber Aviation Corps, 57th Air Army

Released into the Reserves according to Article 59, para Ya with the right to wear the military uniform 20.5.1955
Signed Stanislav Municipal Military Commissariat, Lieutenant Colonel (?)okarenko and Chief of 3rd Section, Municipal Military Commissariat Lieutenant Colonel (?)lovich
16. State awards: Red Banner 1941, Red Star 1951, Bravery Medal 1940, Combat Service Medal 1945, Victory over Germany Medal 1945, 30th Anniversary of Soviet Armed Forces 1948, Chinese-Soviet Friendship Medal 1952
17. Foreign travel: 3-9.1949 in Korea
18. In Old Army: n/a
19. In White or other foreign armies: n/a
20. POW or encircled: n/a
21. Military trial: n/a
22. Comments: n/a
23. On file: Stanislav Municipal Regional Commissariat
24. Category: Commander, 1st Category
25. Branch of service: Aviation, Specialty 95
26. Health: healthy
27. Call-ups:
28. Place of service and duty position: n/a
29. Family status: married – wife: Lidiya Andreevna b. 1918, daughter-Larisa b.1939, son-Valerii b.1942. Stanislav, Pushkin St. 121/5
30.Special remarks: Military ID BKh 035010 issued by the Stanislav Municipal Military Commissariat 25.5.1955

He was also awarded an Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class, 1985 Jubilee Issue.

My thanks to Auke & Paul Schmitt for their invaluable assistance.