Ivan Andreyevich Ionychev

Ivan Andreyevich Ionychev

Medal for Courage nr. 117953 was awarded by Order of the 64th Army of October 26, 1942 to 41- or 42-year-old Private Ivan Andreyevich Ionychev, rifleman in the 633rd Rifle Regiment, 157th Rifle Division, 64th Army, Stalingrad Front.

Award citation

Ionychev, Ivan Andreyevich
Private
______ Rifle Company, 633rd Rifle Regiment, 157th Rifle Division

Nominated for: Medal for Courage

1. Year of birth: 1900
2. Nationality: Russian
3. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1941
4. Party affiliation: Not a member
5. Participation in combat: On the Western Front from December 20, 1941 through April 20, 1942 and on the South-Eastern Front since September 19, 1942
6. Wounds or contusions received: No
7. Awards received previously: None
8. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Yadrin Raion
9. Permanent home address: Village of Chiganary, Yadrin Raion, Chuvash ASSR. Married to Yevgenia Fyodorovna Ionycheva

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

Comrade Ionychev has been serving in the Active Army since December 20, 1941. During the fighting with the German fascists on the approaches to Stalingrad, comrade Ionychev showed himself a courageous, brave and steadfast defender of the socialist motherland. During our units' offensive on October 1, 1942 near height 143.1, located to the northwest of the village of Beketovka in the Stalingrad Oblast, comrade Ionychev boldly operated ahead of the troops and shot a number of fascists. At dawn on that same day, while on duty at the company's command post, he noticed a furtive enemy reconnaissance party. Without panicking he opened fire, as a result of which an officer and three soldiers ended up killed, while the others ran away. In combat on October 3, 1942 in the same area, comrade Ionychev took out seventeen German soldiers with a number of accurate shots.

Conclusion: For the courage and bravery he displayed, comrade Ionychev deserves to be awarded the Medal for Courage.

Commander of the 633rd Rifle Regiment
Major [signed] /Mochov/

Military Commissar of the 633rd Rifle Regiment
Senior Battalion Commissar [signed] /Sotnikov/
October 6, 1942

Medal for Courage nr. 117953, obverse and reverse