Vasily Vasilyevich Petrushevich ( March 22, 1914 , the village of Kienka , now Chernihiv region , Chernihiv region - October 2, 1991 , Moscow ) - squadron commander of the 27th Guards Bomber Aviation Brest Regiment of the 14th Guards Bomber Aviation Division of the 4th Guards Bomber 18th Air Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front , Guard Captain [1] , Hero of the Soviet Union .
| Vasily Vasilievich Petrushevich | |||||||||||
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| Date of Birth | March 22, 1914 | ||||||||||
| Place of Birth | with. Kienka , Chernihiv region , Chernihiv region | ||||||||||
| Date of death | October 2, 1991 (aged 77) | ||||||||||
| Place of death | Moscow | ||||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||||||
| Type of army | air Force | ||||||||||
| Years of service | 1935 - 1959 | ||||||||||
| Rank | Colonel  | ||||||||||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||||||||
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| Retired | lived in Moscow | ||||||||||
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Biography
Born March 22, 1914 in a working class family. Ukrainian . He graduated from 7 classes of junior high school. He worked as a pilot in a mine in the city of Krasny Luch of the Luhansk region . After graduating from aviation engineering courses in 1934, he worked as an airplane mechanic in Kharkov .
In the Red Army since October 25, 1935 . In 1936 he graduated from the Perm Military Pilot School, in 1942 - advanced training courses for command personnel. On the fronts of World War II from June 22, 1941 .
He flew to Poland , Hungary , Czechoslovakia , Yugoslavia , Germany . He flew on the aircraft Po-2 , R-5 , SB , Pe-2 , B-25 , A-20-Zh . He was slightly injured on August 26, 1941 .
By May 1945, the squadron commander of the 27th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment of the Guard Captain V.V. Petrushevich made 290 sorties for reconnaissance and bombardment of railway echelons, bridges, airfields, and concentration of enemy troops.
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 15, 1946, for the exemplary performance of command missions at the front of the struggle against Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism shown at the same time, guards Captain Petrushevich Vasily Vasilyevich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Medal Star ” under number 7525.
After the war, he continued to serve in the Air Force of the USSR . In 1950 he graduated from the Higher Flight Tactical Advanced Training Courses for Officers. Since 1959, Colonel V.V. Petrushevich - in stock.
He lived in the city of Chernihiv . He worked as an operator in Chernihivteploset. After retiring, he moved to Moscow . He died on October 2, 1991 . He was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery (plot 2).
Memory
- Tombstone at Troekurovsky cemetery .
- Memorial stand on the Heroes Alley in the village of Kovpyt, Chernihiv region, Chernihiv region (Ukraine).
Notes
- ↑ At the time of submission to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Literature
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1988. - T. 2 / Love - Yashchuk /. - 863 s. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-00536-2 .
- Church M.F., Shiganov A.D., Yuryev B.F. Heroes of exploits are immortal. - Kiev, 1982.
Links
Petrushevich, Vasily Vasilievich . Site " Heroes of the country ".