Andrei Dmitriyevich Pronin

Andrei Dmitriyevich Pronin

Order of the Red Banner nr. 154873 was awarded by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of November 3, 1944 to 43-year-old Colonel of the Medical Service Andrei Dmitriyevich Pronin, chief of Evacuation Hospital nr. 431, 4th Shock Army, 1st Baltic Front.


Promotions	Date
Military Physician 2nd Grade [Major]	February 3, 1936
Military Physician 1st Grade [Lieutenant Colonel]	1940
Colonel of the Medical Service	March 31, 1943

Award citation

For 26 years and 1 month of service in the Red Army

1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Pronin, Andrei Dmitriyevich
2. Rank: Colonel of the Medical Service
3. Position and unit: Head of Evacuation Hospital nr. 431

Nominated for: Order of Lenin

4. Year of birth: 1901
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party since 1920
7. Place of birth: Village of Griboyedovo, Saransk Raion, Mordovian Autonomous SSR
8. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): In the Civil War from 1918 to 1920 and in the Patriotic War from September 1941 up to the present time
9. Wounds and contusions received (number, severity, and when):
           a) In the Civil War: No
           b) In the Patriotic War: No
           c)
10. Since when in the Red Army: Since January 12, 1918
11. Awarded which orders and medals and when: Medal for the 20th Anniversary of the Red Army in 1938
12. Home address of his mother: Village of Griboyedovo, Saransk Raion, Mordovian Autonomous SSR

Brief, concrete description of his feat of arms or achievements:

Serving as head of Evacuation Hospital nr. 431, Colonel of the Medical Service Pronin showed himself an outstanding administrative official who possesses extensive leadership experience. He is a strong-willed officer who is capable of taking initiative. He is disciplined, cultured, and politically developed. He quickly familiarizes himself with new situations and adapts himself to different working conditions.

He is dedicated to the cause of the Party of Lenin and Stalin.

His current position suits him.

Head of Frontline Clearing Station nr. 1
Colonel of the Medical Service [signed] /Porashubsky/
August 8, 1944

Andrei Dmitriyevich Pronin

Order of the Red Banner nr. 154873, reverse

Order of the Red Banner nr. 154873, obverse and reverse