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Yegorov, Vasiliy Vasilyevich

Date of birth:
May 5th, 1923 (Podsevy, Novoduginskiy rayon, Smolenskaya oblast, Soviet Union)
Date of death:
September 28th, 1964 (Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Vsesvyatskoye Cemetery
Nationality:
Soviet

Biography

Pilot colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Yegorov was killed in a plane crash. He downed 15 enemy aircraft between 1943 and 1945. He also downed three US aircaft in the Korea War.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 29th, 1945
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 29th, 1945

Goes with the Gold Star
Orden Lenina

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain

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