The Soviet soldier of the Red Army, the participant of three wars, Philip G. Vadyukhin, who returned to Leningrad after the victory over Nazi Germany.
Philip Grigorevich Vadyukhin was born in 1897 in the village of Perkin in the Spassky district of the Ryazan province. Called to the Red Army on October 16, 1941 Vyborg RVK of the city of Leningrad. Philip Vadyukhin was an infantryman, then a medical instructor in the 65th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 22nd Guards Rifle Division in Riga. In addition to the St. George cross and the guards sign, four badges for injuries, the Order of the Red Star, the Order of Glory of the third degree (awarded to them for assisting 40 wounded and evacuating 25 wounded under enemy fire on 26-31 December 1944 near the village of Muzikas in Latvia ) and two medals “For Courage”.
Location: Leningrad, USSR
Date: July 12, 1945