Kitaev Vasily Alekseevich. Date of birth - 1906, Russian. Rank: corporal. Born in: Vologda region, Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky district, Dorozhskovsky settlement, Chupovo village. Education - 2nd grade. Party membership – The All-Union Communit Party (non-party). Drafted into the Red Army: Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky RVK of the Vologda Region 08/01/1941. On the fronts of the Patriotic War from 11/11/1941. Combat path from 08/01/1941 to 03/26/1945. Position and specialty - deputy. squad leader. The last place of service was the 318th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 102nd Guards Rifle Division. Other Military Units: 311 Rifle Regiment, 65th Rifle Novgorod Red Banner Order of Suvorov Division of the Karelian Front. Lightly wounded on 06/07/1944. Rank - Guard corporal. He was awarded the medal "For Courage" (order dated 12.24.1944). Hospital: 54 MSB. He died of wounds on 03/26/1945. Primary burial site - Poland, Gdansk Voivodeship, Pikelken farm, to the south, 300 m, square 2645, map 1: 100000, highway. Order No. 36-n of 12.24.1944 on the 311th rifle regiment of the 65th Novgorod Red Banner Infantry Order of the Suvorov Division of the Karelian Front: “on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, I award the Medal“ For Courage ”: p. 65. The shooter of the 9th rifle company of corporal Kitaev Vasily Alekseevich, for being personally involved in repelling enemy counterattacks in the battle for the village of Luostari in Petsamka region, destroyed 4 Nazis (Archive: TsAMO, Fund: 33, Inventory: 690306, Storage unit: 3544 , Record number: 41665537