Krupin Vladimir Konstantinovich
Vladimir Krupin was born on March 25, 1925 in Aksenovo, Belebeyevsky district of Bashkir ASSR. From 1932 to 1936, he studied at the primary school of Kazangulovsky state farm in Davlekanovsky district of Bashkir ASSR. From 1936 to 1941, he lived and studied in Belebey, Bashkir ASSR, where he finished 8 grades of the secondary school. In 1941, he studied in Ufa, Bashkir ASSR. From December 1941 to December 1942, he worked at the factory №656 in Ufa. In December 1942, he joined the Soviet Army as a volunteer and was sent to study at the 2nd Moscow military driving school for mechanics. In July 1943, during the battle over Kursk terrain, he was sent to assault aviation regiment 15 VA in Mtsensk district, on Bryansk Front, where he participated in combat operations for the liberation of Orel, Khotynets, Karachev, Bryansk from German troops. In September 1943, his military unit was relocated to the 1st Baltic Front, in Verkhnie Luki region. In April 1944, he was assigned to the 169th air Base for the special purposes, which provided b-17 shuttle flights for US air force. In June 1945, after the victory over Germany, his unit was relocated to the far East, where he participated in the war with Japan, as a part of V / h 35471. He awarded the orders: "For Victory over Germany", "For Victory over Japan", "For capture of Budapest", "For capture of Koenigsberg", "For capture of Vienna", "For capture of Berlin" the order "of Patriotic war" and other medals. In July 1949, after demobilization from the Soviet Army, he came to Kuibyshev (now Samara) and in September 1949 started to work in the factory named after Stalin (now the plant CSKB"Progress"). At the Progress plant, he passed the labor pass from the mechanic of the flight test station (shop 17) to the Deputy head of the reliability Department- the Head of the Bureau of Quality Management. In 1963, he graduated from the "aircraft" faculty of the evening Department of KuAI (now SSAU) During his career, he was repeatedly awarded for success in labor and public works, as well as got other awards and commendations. In July 1966, by decree of The President of the Supreme Soviet, he was awarded the medal "for labor distinction". In 1986 after many years of working efforts at his native plant, he retired.