Ivan Ivanovich Korovin was born on March 4, 1915 in Athemar village of Saransk district of Penza province. In October 1938 he was drafted into the army by the Saransk GVK of Mordovia ASSR. Immediately after the army came to the front. He was a sniper, participated in the battles of Bobruisk, in the defense of Moscow, in the Battle of Kursk, as well as in the capture of Koenigsberg. In August 1943, he received a head wound, and on November 26, 1944, he was tangentially wounded in the knee area. "In 1943, he was awarded the Medal "For exemplary performance of combat missions of the command at the front of the fight against the German invaders and showed courage and valor". On August 15, 1944, he was awarded the Order of the Red Star, on September 28, 1944, the Order of Glory of the III degree, and on May 1, 1944, he was awarded the Medal "For the Defense of Moscow". In the award sheet to the order of the commander of the 102nd rifle division from August 15, 1944, according to which Korovin I.I. was awarded the Order of the Red Star, it is written: "Sgt. Korovin Ivan Ivanovich, secretary of the Komsomol organization of the company 40 of the Amur rifle regiment, in the Patriotic War from 11.1941, has a wound dated from 19.07.1943". Feat: "Comrade Korovin working as a partorganizator in the rifle company in preparation for the offensive conducted explanatory work among the personnel on the upcoming tasks to cleanse Soviet Belarus of the German invaders. During the offensive fights, Comrade Korovin was the first to rise into the attack and led the rest of the fighters, breaking into the enemy's trenches with a group of fighters captured 3 German soldiers. In the award sheet to the order of the commander of 102 rifle division from September 28, 1944, according to which Korovin I.I. was awarded the Order of Glory III degree, it is written: "Sgt. Korovin Ivan Ivanovich, 1915, sniper of 40 rifle regiment, was wounded on 30.08.1943. In the offensive battles against the German invaders, Comrade Korovin showed himself as an brave, courageous and determined soldier. Working as a sniper, Comrade Korovin, while carrying out a subdivision of the offensive operation, secretly making his way to the combat crews of the German defense with the fire of his sniper rifle shot down a German corrector who had a great view of our terrain and controlled the approaches to his defense, one officer and exterminated a German machine gun, which did not allow to approach the German defense. By the order of the troops of the 48th Army on July 16, 1943 he was awarded the badge "Excellent Signalman". He was also awarded the medal "For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945", the medal "For the capture of Koenigsberg”. He has the Order of "Patriotic War 2 degree" and medals for the anniversary dates of the Victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945. Ivan Ivanovich met the end of the war in Koenigsberg. He was demobilized on November 13, 1945 by order № 0340.