Complete Group of Soviet Medals: Combat Merit #1612417 & 2218939, Victory over Germany, Jubilee Medals and Documents

Description

 

 

 

Complete Documented Group of Soviet Medals 

 

Awarded to Sr. Sergeant Aleksandr Semenovich Pipot (Александр Семенович Пипоть)

 

The group consists of the following items:

 

Medal for Combat Merit #1612417

Made of silver and red lacquer. Measures 32.56 mm in width, 37.46 mm in height including the eyelet and it weighs 18.4 gram without suspension. 

This medal is in a good, above average condition with all details still visible and most lacquer present. There are several dings and small scratches on both sides and the medal shows a medium dark patina. Its connection ring has not been cut and its brass suspension is time period to the medal.

 

Medal for Combat Merit #2218939 (U-shaped eyelet)

Made of silver and red lacquer. Measures 32.05 mm in width, 36.74 mm in height including the eyelet and it weighs 18.8 gram without suspension. 

This medal is in excellent condition with crisp details and most red lacquer present. There are relatively few dings and small scratches and both sides show a nice medium patina. Its connection ring has not been cut and its steel suspension is time period to the medal.

 

Medal for the Victory over Germany:

Made of gilded brass. Measures 32.10 mm in width, 36.36 mm in height including the eyelet and it weighs 17.0 gram without suspension.

In nice condition with medium wear and most gold plating still present.

 

7 Jubilee Medals

All in average or better condition

 

Documents to all awards mentioned above

 

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Citation MCM #1612417 

Decree #01 on 23.10.1944 by 56 long range fighter aviation division

He has been working as a radio equipment technician. In this capacity, he proved himself as a disciplined, determined, and energetic sergeant. He is exceptionally hard working and diligent in his work, a very experienced technician. He has been working with the following aircraft types: SB, B-3, B-25, A-20-Ж. He possesses excellent knowledge of both the foreign made and the Soviet aircraft types, which he has been servicing for the last years in both the Summer and the Winter seasons. He serviced and enabled uninterrupted signalling for 274 combat sorties during his assignments on the Southern, South-Western, Voronezh, Stalingrad, and Don fronts. He repaired 37 radio stations in limiting field conditions.

Since 15 October 1943, he has been assigned to the service in the long range aviation corps. He has been servicing the aircrafts A-20-Ж. He learned perfectly this hardware and utilises it efficiently. During the period of preparation period for the combat tours, he serviced and enabled uninterrupted radio communication for 620 training and combat sorties, and repaired 32 radio stations in field conditions. He keeps the radio equipment in exemplary working order. Thanks to his persistence and exceptional care, the radio communication system always functions reliably in the difficult conditions.

 

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Citation MCM #2218939 

Decree #01 on 30.04.1945 by 45 fighter aviation regiment

Radio technician of the 1st aviation squadron Master Sergeant PIPOT Aleksander Semyonovich. He is bestowed for his effort during the Patriotic war, in which he provided service and thus reliable radio communication for 62 combat sorties of the night fighter interceptors and 360 training sorties. He is proactive and resourceful in his work. He is a hard working and active serviceman. He executes all his technical repair assignments in prompt and high quality manner.

 

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