Background
Ivan Vasilyevich Shabunin was born on October 24, 1917, in Makarye, Voronezh Oblast, Russian Federation.
Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Medal of Glory
Medal For Battle Merit
Medal for the defence of the Polar regions
Ivan Vasilyevich Shabunin was born on October 24, 1917, in Makarye, Voronezh Oblast, Russian Federation.
Ivan Vasilyevich graduated from 10 classes in Moscow.
Ivan Vasilyevich was drafted into the Red Army in June 1941 by the Kandalaksha city military Commissariat of the Murmansk region, Russian Federation. In the army since June 1941. In defensive battles with the Nazi invaders in the Murmansk area, Ivan Vasilyevich was wounded twice, awarded the medal "for military merit" and the order of Glory of the 3rd degree.
Ivan Vasilyevich distinguished himself on October 10, 1944, in the battles for the village of Petsamo (now the village of Pechenga in the Murmansk region, Russian Federation).