Vasily Sergeevich Kulkov (1915-1942) was born in the village of Krasnoe, Nikolsky District, Penza Region, into a large family (12 children). At the beginning of the war, he takes recruit training, goes to the front, leaving his wife with three children. In 1942, he disappeared while crossing the Dnieper River. Senior Sergeant. The picture was taken during the recruit training at the very beginning of the Great Patriotic War.