Ilya Aleksandrovich Serov ( July 26, 1917 - March 3, 2009 ) - Soviet military pilot, squadron commander of the 26th assault aviation regiment of the 12th assault aviation division of the Pacific Air Force (Air Force), senior lieutenant [1] . Hero of the Soviet Union .
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| Date of Birth | July 26, 1917 | |||||||
| Place of Birth | Moscow , Russian Empire | |||||||
| Date of death | March 3, 2009 (91 years old) | |||||||
| Place of death | Moscow , USSR | |||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||||
| Type of army | Air force | |||||||
| Battles / wars | Soviet-Japanese war | |||||||
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Biography
Ilya Aleksandrovich Serov was born on July 13 (26), 1917 in Moscow into a working class family. He graduated from 7 classes. He worked as a locksmith in a factory.
In the Red Army since 1935. In 1938 he graduated from the Yeisk Military Aviation Pilot School. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1940. Member of the Soviet-Japanese war .
The squadron commander of the 26th assault aviation regiment (12th assault aviation division, Pacific Fleet Air Force) senior lieutenant Ilya Serov made several sorties, during which he personally sunk alone and in the group one enemy transport. In the Racin assault, he participated in the suppression of Japanese anti-aircraft batteries, providing the actions of other aviation groups.
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 14, 1945, for the exemplary performance of command missions at the front of the fight against Japanese militarists and the courage and heroism shown to this, Senior Lieutenant Serov Ilya Alexandrovich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal ( No. 7152).
After the war, I. A. Serov continued to serve in the Air Force. In 1947, he graduated from advanced training courses for officers, and in 1954, the Air Force Academy. Since 1969, Colonel I. Serov - in stock.
Before retiring, he worked in the Latvian Shipping Company . He lived in the capital of Latvia , the city of Riga , then moved to Moscow. Died March 3, 2009. He was buried at Leonovsky Cemetery in Moscow.
Memory
The bust was installed on the Heroes Alley in front of the headquarters of the 7060th air base of the naval aviation of the Pacific Fleet (military unit 69262) in the garrison of Yelizovo in the Kamchatka Territory .
A street in the city of Vladivostok is named after the Hero.
Rewards
- Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union;
- Order of Lenin ;
- Order of the Red Banner ;
- Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree ;
- two Orders of the Red Star ;
- medals.
Notes
- ↑ At the time of conferring the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Links
Serov, Ilya Alexandrovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".
- Heroes of the fiery years. Book 4. M.: Moscow Worker, 1980.
- Gold Stars of the Pacific. Vladivostok, 1982.
- Korolev V.T. Heroes of the Great Ocean. 2nd ed. Vladivostok, 1972.