Yarosh Nikolai Alexandrovich was born on April 14, 1919. In the Red Army he was drafted by the Krasnopartizansky Regional Military Commissariat in 1939 to serve in the Far East. Member of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1944. He served as a senior sergeant in the 147th Howitzer Artillery Regiment of the ARGK (Artillery Reserve of the High Command) of the 2nd Red Banner Army 2- For participation in the battles for the liberation of Manchuria from the Japanese invaders from August 09, 1945 to August 20, 1945, he was awarded the Medal "For Military Merit" (Medal No. 2202801), "For Victory over Japan (B No. 197225), Medal "For Labor Distinction", Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR".