Soviet sailors of the Northern Fleet’s guards destroyer of project 7 Gremyashchiy are examining the English The Distinguished Service Medal on the chest of the electric artillery officer Pavel Vasilyevich Lapshinov.
The medal to Soviet sailor P. Lapshinov on behalf of the Allies was presented personally by the commander of the Northern Fleet of the USSR, Vice Admiral A.G. Golovko.
Soviet sailors photo source: Severodvinsk City Museum of Local Lore.