Vakula Viktor Semyonovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Title: Sergeant Branch of the army: Artillery Division: 28th artillery division breakthrough In the 1365 th anti-aircraft artillery regiment, he fought for three years-until the victorious 1945. With the rank of senior Sergeant, he commanded the radio division of the regiment's control platoon. Was awarded the order "red Star", medals "For military merit", "For the capture of Warsaw", "For capture of Berlin", "For victory over Germany in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945". Dream about the sea were not forgotten. In 1950, he graduated from the Leningrad higher marine engineering school (lvimu) and received a diploma as a shipmaster engineer. And became an ice Navigator, and then a captain in the Murmansk shipping company.As a Junior Navigator to first mate Viktor Semenovich went on the icebreaker "Sibiryakov" and "Krasin". Captain became on the icebreaker "Captain Voronin". In 1968, having distinguished himself with courage and professionalism, he was appointed captain-mentor of the icebreaker fleet. The order " Badge of Honor "and the badge" Honorary polar Explorer " is the best characteristic of a sailor who led caravans of ships on the Arctic routes. The civilian Navy is not very generous with rewards."Captain Sorokin" under the command of Vakula distinguished himself in February-March 1978. This modern Finnish-built vessel delivered more than 72 thousand tons of cargo to Tyumen oilmen in Yamal for the first time in winter conditions. In April, on the Yenisei, the same icebreaker provided ice wiring for the Pavel Ponomarev and Navarin diesel-electric ships in the most difficult conditions. On their Board, cargo that is extremely necessary for the Norilsk metallurgical plant arrived in the port of Dudinka.The entire local population came to the rally on this occasion. The event was worth it: "Captain Sorokin" marked the beginning of year-round navigation in the Western Arctic! And its captain Vakula was awarded the highest government award — the order of Lenin. In 1981. Viktor Semyonovich was gone. The body of the honored captain was buried in St. Petersburg. But his name did not go into oblivion. July 29, 1983 it appeared on Board the ship, built by the German shipbuilders "Warnow-shipyard" in Rostock. On the first flight, during the call to Murmansk, the crew of the Captain Vakula met with Viktor Semyonovich's wife and son. Captain Semyon Liberov assured them that the ship will be worthy of the memory of their native man-the conqueror of the Arctic seas. Vakula Vs is a friend of my grandfather Nazarenko Ivan Semyonovich, also a war veteran.