Ivan Nefyodovich Mishanin

Ivan Nefyodovich Mishanin

Order of the Red Star nr. 69503 was awarded by Order of the Black Sea Fleet of December 20, 1942 to 27- or 28-year-old Chief Petty Officer Ivan Nefyodovich Mishanin, the senior NCO with the throttleman of the destroyer Boiky ("Brisk"), 1st Destroyer Squadron, Black Sea Fleet.

Record card

Order booklet nr. 335986

1. Last name: Mishanin
2. First name and patronymic: Ivan Nefyodovich
3. Military rank: Chief Petty Officer
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1914
6. Place of birth: Village of Starozhovoye, city of Usman, Voronezh Oblast
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1945
8. Education: Elementary
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: Since November 1936
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Senior NCO with the throttlemen of the Red Banner destroyer Boiky, Black Sea Fleet
12. Current place of service and position: Senior NCO with the throttlemen of the Red Banner destroyer Boiky, Black Sea Fleet
13. Home address of awardee: Field post nr. 34221, city of Sevastopol

14. Record of all awards presented:

Name of the order or medal	Serial number	Number of the document	Ground of award
Order of the Red Star [citation]	69503	Temporary certificate nr. 12207	Order of the Black Sea Fleet nr. 83/S of December 20, 1942
Order of the Red Banner	177076	Temporary certificate nr. B-28404	Order of the Black Sea Fleet nr. 2/S of January 16, 1946
Medal for Combat Merit	Unnumbered		Decree of November 5, 1946
Order of the Red Star	3036129		Decree of December 27, 1951
Medal for the Defense of Odessa		M-09899
Medal for the Defense of Sevastopol		Zh-18447
Medal for the Defense of the Caucasus		L-09899

Signature of the awardee: [signed]

I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):

Captain of the Red Banner destroyer Boiky, Black Sea Fleet
Captain 3rd Grade [signed] /Nikiporets/
April 22, 1946

Award sheet

For (military rank; first name, patronymic and last name; position; and name of the unit, formation or institution): Chief Petty Officer Ivan Nefyodovich Mishanin, senior NCO with the throttleman of the destroyer Boiky, Black Sea Fleet
Name of the award: Order of the Red Star
1. Year of birth: 1914
2. Nationality: Russian
3. Social situation and background: Worker from a family of peasants
4. Party membership and period: Candidate member of the Communist Party since 1942
5. Since when in the Red Army or Red Navy: Since 1937
6. Participation in the Civil War: No
7. Wounds and contusions: Received a wound and contusion aboard the destroyer Bystry ["Quick"]
8. Earlier recommendations for awards and for what: No
9. Which commendations and awards and for what: Received several commendations
10. Service in the White Army or other bourgeois armies and time spent in captivity: No
11. Permanent address: Destroyer Boiky, Black Sea Fleet

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits (to be drawn up by the staff of the military unit, formation or institution):

When leaving for a combat operation on November 30, 1942 a leakage in the coolers appeared. A rise of the salinity threatened the ship's speed and the maneuvering capabilities of the main turbines. Chief Petty Officer Mishanin didn't abandon his post for three days and through his skillful operation of the machinery, his technically adequate switching, and the resourcefulness and initiative he displayed, he quickly prevented the boiler water from salting, guaranteeing the speed and manoeuvrability of the ship during the period of operations, both when the ship itself attacked and when it was being shelled by enemy ships. During the raid on Yalta comrade Mishanin organized the excellent maintenance of the boilers using grease and water, in spite of the fact that the ship moved at high speed for several hours. The materiel was working excellent. During one combat operation the ship was damaged by an enemy shell, after which comrade Mishanin, being the head of the emergency response team, repaired the damage, enabling the ship to continue fighting. He is an excellent specialist and a strong-willed commander. Comrade Mishanin deserves the Order of the Red Star.

Captain of the destroyer Boiky, Black Sea Fleet
Captain 3rd Grade [signed] /G. Godlevsky/
December 6, 1942

Warrant Officer Ivan Nefyodovich Mishanin

Order of the Red Star nr. 69503, reverse

Order of the Red Star nr. 69503, obverse and reverse

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Destroyer Boiky
Order of the Red Star nr. 69503, obverse	Order of the Red Star nr. 69503, reverse