Rank: Captain. Unfortunately, there are no documents left. There are only photos and memories of the soldier's daughter.We found something in the web. He was born on January 24, 1912 in the Krasnodar territory Surdukovsk (Serdiuky) village in the family of a craftsman. There were five children in the family, Gregory was the eldest. The brothers were also called to the front: - Garagulya Ivan Nikiforovich (1914-1942, missing), Garagulya Vasily Nikiforovich (1920), Garagulya Pyotr Nikiforovich (1927). Grandfather Grisha was called up by the Kropotkin RVC, Krasnodar territory, Kropotkin district in 1932. He served in the 298th Guards Self-propelled Artillery Regiment. He was awarded three times (according to Internet resources): the Medal "" For military merit ""(quote from the Award list: ""Without sparing his strength and life under enemy fire, he delivered fuel for combat vehicles to advanced positions. Thus, he ensured the fulfillment of combat tasks by the regiment to defeat the encircled enemy group"". January 26,1944 - April 6,1944); the Order of he ""Red Star' (""Under the leadership of comrade Garagulya 18 combat vehicles were repaired. Comrade Garagulya showed his initiative in providing spare parts and restoring wheeled transport, as a result of which ammunition and fuel were delivered on time, which made it possible to perform the assigned combat tasks."" July 7,1944- August 8, 1944), the Order of the ""Patriotic war 2nd class"" (""Under enemy artillery and mortar fire, comrad Garagulya personally organized the evacuation of 3 damaged SU-76s from the areas of Kasslau on April 27,1945 and Nauslitz on April 29, 1945. Showed courage and bravery""). After the war in the 1950s, he moved with his wife (Garagulya Maria Nikitovna, January 10,1912- September 3,1983) and children (Viktor, Anatoly and Dina) to Rostov-on-Don.They lived in Chkalovsky and heworked at the Rostselmash plant in the auto-cargo shop as a truck driver."