Esipovich Kuzma Efimovich
Date of birth 10/20/1914
Place of birth Byelorussian SSR, Minsk region, Slutsk district, Bezverkhovichi
Place of conscription Slutsk RVC, Byelorussian SSR, Minsk region, Slutsk district
Date of conscription 10/1936
Military rank junior military technician; captain; senior lieutenant Military unit 13th aviation basing region
261 separate airfield service battalion
1st air army
Western Front
Awards Medal “For Military Merit”
Order of the Red Star
Medal “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945”
Medal “For the Defense of Moscow”
Order of the Badge of Honor
“A motor vehicle company commander, a participant in the Finnish battles, was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor for completing a government assignment in 1938. An exemplary, strong-willed commander. In the city of Ulla, during the bombing, being wounded in the leg, despite the seriousness of the wound, Comrade Esipovich does not leave the company. Through his subordinates, he leads the unit. When he was offered to go to the hospital, Esipochich refuses and remains in the company. A few days later, he again takes command of the company.
Devoted to the Lenin-Stalin Party.”