Rank: Specialist. Branch of service: Army, Air Force (except Naval Aviation), Coast Guard, NKVD troops, Border Guards._x000D_ Since childhood, she worked as a poultry woman. In the time of the Great Patriotic War, she went to the front. She was the commander of an anti-aircraft gun, and had the rank of Specialist. From the memoirs of Sinyavtsev Nikolai: "17 year old Matryona Sinyavtseva went to the front voluntarily. The girl served in the air defense forces, commanded an anti-aircraft unit. It is necessary to make a reservation that my father, while at the front, somehow found out which division my sister was in, and sent a written request to the military unit. The commander's response was preserved in our family archive. The letter reads in part as follows: "Matryona Sinyavtseva a is in my unit. Currently alive and well. During the period of service in the unit, comrade Sinyavtseva with her hard work perfectly mastered the military specialty and is now one of the best in the unit. With her high consciousness and excellent behavior, your daughter has won high authority among her fellow soldiers and the trust of the command. Your daughter honestly fulfills her duty to the Motherland, shows an indomitable desire to improve her combat skills in order to better fight the German scoundrels. In life and in work she shows high patriotism. For honest service to the Motherland, Your daughter was awarded the military rank of Corporal and a number of commendations were announced by order of the unit commander. All of the above gives me the right to report to You, that Your daughter honestly fulfills the mandate of the Motherland and Your mandate, with a great desire to master military speciality and goes to the forefront of Soviet patriots who defend our glorious Homeland. Allow me to express my deep gratitude for Your just demands in the letter addressed to me. I promise you to fulfill them completely. The Commander of the unit Major Sobolev. 19.05.1944 G."_x000D_ It was not without injuries. Matryona was shell-shocked, laid in the hospital and returned to service. The war ended for her in Czechoslovakia, and then the long-awaited return home. If you look at the employment record of M. Sinyavtseva, you wouldl see the entry: October 20, 1947. She was hired as a Director of a library in Belyansky of Nikilaevskiy District. There she worked until August 5, 1960._x000D_ Matryona worked for 13 years. She collected books, formed the post-war library Fund, and organized various events in the library. In 1968 she returned to work at the library, working until June 5, 1971. Her health was failing, and she could no longer work. On May 8, 2000, M. Sinyavtseva died.