Ivan Safronovich Volokitin ( August 20, 1909 , the village of Shubnoye , the Voronezh province - August 9, 1984 , the village of Shubnoye, the Voronezh region ) - foreman of agricultural production, team leader. Hero of Socialist Labor (1948).
| Ivan Safronovich Volokitin | ||||
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| Date of Birth | August 20, 1909 | |||
| Place of Birth | Shubnoye village, Korotoyak district , Voronezh province , Russia | |||
| Date of death | August 9, 1984 ( 74) | |||
| Place of death | Shubnoye village, Ostrogozhsky district , Voronezh region , RSFSR , USSR | |||
| Citizenship |  the USSR | |||
| Nationality |  Russian empire | |||
| Occupation | field foreman | |||
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Biography
Born on August 20, 1909 in a peasant family in the village of Shubnoye, Korotoyak district, Voronezh province (today - Ostrogozhsky district of the Voronezh region).
Since 1929 he worked on the collective farm of his native village (later called the collective farm “20 years of October” and “First of May” [1] ).
Since March 1941 he served in the Red Army. He participated in the Great Patriotic War, the commander of the machine gun department. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2 degrees (1944) [2] .
After demobilization, he returned to his native collective farm, was appointed foreman of the field link. In 1948 he was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor for outstanding achievements in labor activity.
He worked on the First May farm until 1965.
Rewards
- Hero of Socialist Labor (Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 18, 1948)
- Order of Lenin (1948).
Notes
Literature
- Golden stars of the land of Voronezh: Sat. documents and materials. / Compiled by E. S. Lykov. - Voronezh: Central Black Earth book. Publishing House, 1989.
- Voronezh Encyclopedia / Ch. ed. M. D. Karpachev. - Voronezh: Center for the Spiritual Revival of the Black Earth Region, 2008. - T. 1. - 524 p.