Ershov Alexander Alexandrovich
Alexander Alexandrovich Ershov was born on October 11, 1916 in the village of Abrosievo in the Kostroma region in a peasant family. The father brought up children in strictness, taught them to work from an early age. Alexander grew up as a lively, inquisitive boy. After finishing school, he entered factory school in Kostroma. After graduating from the factory school, he worked in Melekess in the Ulyanovsk region at the mill as a milling machine operator. He wanted to study further to become a master, but all his plans were confused by the sudden outbreak of war. Their group of workers was sent to Kuibyshev (Samara) to the factory No. 35. The Plant of the aviation industry No.150 was relocated from Stupino, Moscow region in Kuibyshev. The factory produced propellers for aircraft. A. A. Yershov worked here as a milling machine operator. From the memoirs of A. A. Yershov: "The war began. We, the factory workers from Melekess, were ordered to Kuibyshev to the factory No. 35. We got there on our own: sometimes by hitchhiking, more often on foot. There was no factory as such. There were not enough places for many machines. A large amount of equipment stood in the open air. During the day we worked in daylight, and at night-in the dim light of the bat lamps. It was a difficult time. No matter how many propellers were supplied by the company for IL-2 and PE-2 aircraft, the front demanded more and more. We didn't leave the factory for weeks and did everything we could to win." A. A. Yershov had a reservation, but he was eager to go to the front. Two of his attempts were unsuccessful. He and his friend were returned from Syzran by the chief. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on June 5, 1945, Alexander Yershov was awarded of the medal "For Valorous Labour in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945". After the end of the war, A. A. Yershov continued to work in the unit No. 11 of the factory No. 35. He was repeatedly awarded of medals, certificates of honor, and commendations. His portrait any time was on the Honours Board of the factory. After the war, he married Tolstova (Yershova) Vera Semyonovna, who spent the entire war working in the unit No. 11 of the factory No. 35 as a milling machine operator. Their machines were next to each other. After working for many years as a machine operator, he retired from the same unit number 11 of the Aggregate plant (former factory No. 35) in 1985. Together with his wife, he brought up two daughters, two granddaughters, two great-granddaughters and a great-grandson. Alexander Alexandrovich was invited to school, where he was able to tell in simple words about the great feat of the participants of the Labor front.
