He was born on February 17, 1926 in Kupai village. Private, shooter military unit 1223. At the age of 17 he was drafted into the army in 1943 in Chebarkul. He served in a motorized rifle unit, and participated in the Battle of Kursk. He was wounded in his right arm, was discharged and returned home in 1944. Awarded of a medal. After the war he worked in a collective farm, and then in a state farm as a warehouse manager.