Bodryashov Alexander Timofeevich, Hero of the Soviet Union, born December 3, 1921 Shemysheyka village, Penza region. Sergeant First Class. He was drafted into the Soviet army in October 1940 by the Ust-Bolsheretsky regional military comissariat of the Kamchatka region. He fought in the Central, Bryansk, Voronezh, Steppe, Transcaucasian fronts. Participated in the Black Sea Group of Forces. He served as an infantryman, an artilleryman, a tanker. He was wounded several times. Died 07/03/2003. Buried in Shemysheyka, Penza region.