Rank: Colonel. Branch of troops: Artillery. Until the end of September 1942, he was a Common Soldier within the 4th reserve artillery brigade in Astrakhan. Dates of his study at the military school: October 1942-end of August 1943 in Perm (2nd Rostov artillery school of self-propelled artillery). After graduation, he received the rank of a Junior Lieutenant. Took the military oath: November 6, 1942. In August 1943-January 1944, he served within the self-propelled artillery regiment as the commander of the SU-76 self-propelled gun. From January 1944 to May 1945 he fought as a SU-76 commander on the 1st Baltic front, 2nd Belorussian front, 3rd Belorussian front, and 2nd Ukrainian front. Goncharov was cited for bravery by orders of the Supreme commander-in-Chief, Marshal of the Soviet Union, comrade Stalin: 1. For the liberation of Borisov-1.07.1944 2. Liberation of Minsk-3.07.1944 3. Liberation of Vilnius-13.07.1944 4. Participation in the breakthrough of the enemy's defense in the West of Heinitz-27.02.1945 5. Taking by force cities of Rummelsburg and Polyanov-3.03.1945 6. Access to the Baltic sea coast and capture of Kezlin-4.03.1945 7. Liberation of Gitoln-9.03.1945 8. Liberation of the cities of Dirschau and Neustadt-12.03.1945 9. Liberation of the city and fortress of Gdansk (Danzig) 10. Liberation of Prenzlau and Angermund – 27.04.1945 11. Liberation of Anklam, Frilland, Neubrandenburg, Lichen – 29.04.1945 12. Liberation of Stralzbund, Grimmen, Demmin, Melchin, Waren, Wesenberg – 1.05.1945 13. Liberation of Rostock, Warnemunde – 2.05.1945 14. Liberation of Barth, bad Deberan, Neubuk, Varin, Wittenberg and unification with the British forces allied to USSR-3.05.1945 Operational record: 6.11.1942 – Common Soldier 12.08.1943 - Junior Lieutenant 12.05.1945 - Lieutenant 17.01.1949 - Senior Lieutenant 26.05.1952 - Captain 10.12.1968 -Major 29.09.1974 Lieutenant Colonel 9.05.1980 - Colonel