Saenko, Dmitry Maksimovich Dmitry Maksimovich Saenko was born on November 8, 1917, in the village of Novo-Nikolaevka in the Anzhero-Sudzhensky district of the West Siberian Territory. He worked served in the army in1927. Together with his younger brother Vasily he ran away from home to Lesopoval, where they began to live and work until 1930. At the same time, they graduated from the General Education school (primary school for working young people) in 1933. On July 5, he began working as a locomotive driver and ES (power plant) of the Azamovsky Fur forest Station until September 5, 1938. In September 1938, Dmitry was drafted into the Red Army (Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army) for active military service, from where he was demobilized in 1940 and returned to the working village of Yaya, Kemerovo region of the USSR. In 1940, on December 30, he was hired as a driver of a locomobile of Lespromkhoz No. 1 in The Department of the North Kuzbass correctional labor camp (ITL) of the MU (Sevkuzbasslag) in the village. Yaya (mailbox no. VG-391). In 1941, in September, he was called up to the front in connection with the beginning of the Second World War. In the period from 1941 to 1945, he fought on several fronts in the USSR and Europe. In 1942, in January, he was captured and sentenced to death in Babi Yar (a place in the North-Western part of Kiev, between the districts of Lukyanovka and Syrets). At the very last moment of execution, due to the sudden strong whistle of a shell that scared everyone, including the Germans, he managed to escape (after that, he could not stand the whistle all his life), but he did not manage to escape from the encirclement on the territory of the Ukrainian SSR. In 1943, after the liberation of Ukraine from fascist invaders by the Soviet Army continued to fight in 292 ASAD BOS RK CODF (Aeparate Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division of the Coastal detachment Accompanying River Ships of the Red Banner Dnipro MilitaryFlotilla of the order of Ushakov of the 1st class) as a cook. In may 1945, he ended the war in Germany in the city of Furstenberg (Upper Havel district, Brandenburg). He was awarded orders and medals: Order of the Patriotic War II class (11.03.1985) medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Second World War (08.10.1945) Medal" For the liberation of Warsaw "January 17, 1945 (30.12.1945) medal" For the capture of Berlin " may 2, 1945 (30.12.1945), medal "50 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (21.02.1969), Medal "60 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (23.02.1979), medal "20 years of the Victory in the Second World War 1941-1945" (23.02.1979), medal "30 years of the Victory in the Second World War 1941-1945" (23.02.1979), medal "40 years of Victory in the Second World War 1941-1945" (5.05.1985), medal "70 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (28.07.1988). On the 20th of July, 1946 he returned to work as a machinist in the locomobile forestry administration No. 1 labor camp Management. On the 20th of Dec 1954, transferred to the post of machinist Yaya garment factory in the Management of ITL. On September 1, 1958, he was transferred back to work at Lespromkhoz No. 1 in the management of the ITL, but was enlisted as a driver of a water pumping station, where in 1960 he was transferred to the position of a duty driver, which he worked until September 1962. 28 Sep 1962 accepted a job as a mechanic Yaya garment factory No. 81964, September 23, employed as a Stoker 2nd class steam economy Yaya lesoperevalochnaya station. 7 Jun 1965, transferred to mechanic 4 discharge power plant steam power agriculture, 1 March 1966, accepted a job as a mechanic at the Yaya Bakery. September 11, 1967 is employed as a fireman water boilers combine consumer services July 15, 1968, employed as a mechanic rank 1 tractor Yaya shop Central Repair-mechanical workshops, where in September 1968 he was promoted to the position of the coppersmith (welder) 1 discharge, and in December 1968 he began working as a mechanic 4th category, and in January 1969 coppersmith 4 digits of the engine compartment. On February 23, 1968, he was awarded a cash prize for good work. On June 3, 1971, he worked as a blacksmith and coppersmith of the 4th category (electric welder) SU-904 of the Tyumendorstroy Trust under the Glavdorstroy of the Ministry of Transport Construction of the USSR in Surgut. 28 March 1972 became a man (a welder) level 3 in Road-construction Department No. 1 Production Department of the Construction and operation of highways at the Council of Ministers Tuva, Kyzyl. On August 1, 1972, he became an electric welder of the 5th category at the motor Depot No. 92, Moscow. Surgut, Khanty-Mansiysk national district, in October 1972 was transferred to the Repair and Mechanical Workshops by a hand-forged blacksmith of the 4th category, where in December he received the 6th category (highest). On May 9, 1972, he was awarded a valuable gift. On November 11, 1977, he retired upon reaching the retirement age (60 years) on June 3, 1978, he was employed as a machinist at the water pump station of the UN-1612/37 Department Of internal Affairs of the Executive Committee of the Kemerovo regional Council (Yaya village) 1978-1979-1980 from October to may (heating season), he worked as a Stoker at the Yaysky district combine. 1984-1988 every year from October to April, he worked as a Stoker of the Yaysky Heat Point (RTP)in 1986, on August 21, he was hired as a watchman at the Yaysky Grain receiving enterprise. Dmitry Maksimovich owned a motorcycle Ural IMZ-8.103.10 (with a sidecar), which he loved to go fishing (the Golden Kitat river) and to the forest to collect mushrooms, berries, pine cones (for winter preparations). Once I was in a serious accident when I hit a bus with my left foot. When the leg did not heal for a long time and began to rot, he went to Prokopyevsk, where he had an operation, putting one of the first devices of G. A. Ilizarov. Dmitry Maksimovich was also known for making the best felt boots in the region – white with a red pattern, they were called "chesanki", because the wool was scratched so that it became thin and soft after the rink. He died on June 25, 1990, at the age of 72 from a heart attack. He was buried in the cemetery (near the railway station) in the working village of Yaya, Kemerovo region of the Russian Federation.