Background
Stepanenko, Ivan was born in 1920.
Stepanenko, Ivan was born in 1920.
Educated at a pilots’ school, 1941. Graduated from the Frunze Military Academy, 1949, and from the Academy of the General Staff, 1957.
Joined the Red Army, 1940. Joined the Bolshevik Party, 1942. Fighter pilot during World War II. Several high command posts in the Air Force.