Melekhin Stepan Polilevtovich. Born on August 7, 1911 in Troitsk village. Drafted into the army on July 1941, Kirovo. Private, telephone operator, Rifle Regiment No.257, Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment No.1592. He was wounded twice: 29.11. 1942 and 25.03.1943. He was awarded of the Order of the Patriotic War 1st class, the medal "For Courage". After the war he worked as a tractor driver at the Taktashinsky collective farm.