СОЛОВЬЕВ Алексей Федорович 1897
Private SOLOVIEV Aleksej Fedorovich 1897


Sapper of 242 en diner-sapper "Nikolpol" battalion, 40 engineer-sapper brigade. 

Recommendation for order "GLORY III CLASS"
Decree #111 by 3 Guards army on 07-09-1944
CTATION:
Defending the Socialist Motherland in the sector of 76 rifle corps, he distinguished himself on the night 21-22 July 1944 during the construction of a bridge over the river Western Bug near the settlement Mlynska. Comrade SOLOVIEV was working on setting up bridge pillars. Working under intensive enemy artillery and mortar barrage of the construction site, comrade SOLOVIEV sustained a wound. He refused to depart to the battalion medical point, but had his wound dressed and returned back to setting up the bridge pillars. 
I recommend him to be bestowed with order "GLORY III CLASS". 


Commander of 242 engineer-sapper "Nikopol" brigade
Major ZASIMUK
24 July 1944