Career
He was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky № 857. And in June 1948 he was promoted to Captain. He served as Commander of the 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division.
In July 1944 he was conferred the military rank of Major of the Guards.
He freed Byelorussia and Poland, participated in Bobruisk, the Vistula–Oder Offensive, and Battle of Berlin operations. He was awarded two more military decorations before the end of the war.