Mikhail Mikhailovich Badyuk (russian: Михаил Михайлович Бадюк; 3 January 1920 — 25 March 1993) was a Soviet aviator in the 9th Guards Mine Torpedo Aviation Regiment of the 5th Mine-Torpedo Air Division in the Northern Fleet’s aviation division during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. For his actions in the military, he was awarded the title

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...

on 22 February 1944.

Biography

Badyuk was born on 3 January 1920 in the village of Chuguevka in the Far Eastern Primorsky Krai to a Russian peasant family. After enlisting in the military in 1939 he was assigned to an aviation unit in the Pacific Fleet before being transferred to the Northern Fleet in 1942. In the Second World War he first served in the 2nd Guards Mixed Aviation Regiment and later the 9th Guards Mine Torpedo Aviation Regiment. He was awarded the title

on 22 February 1944, having carried out the tasks of a

radio operator A radio operator (also, formerly, wireless operator in British and Commonwealth English) is a person who is responsible for the operations of a radio system. The profession of radio operator has become largely obsolete with the automation of ra ...

, gunner, and

pilot An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...

throughout the war. After graduating from the Yeisk Military Aviation School in 1946 he was transferred to the

Black Sea Fleet Chernomorskiy flot , image = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet , dates = May 13, ...

and served there until he was transferred to the 174th Guards Fighter Regiment of the

Northern Fleet Severnyy flot , image = Great emblem of the Northern Fleet.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Northern Fleet's great emblem , start_date = June 1, 1733; Sov ...

where he served from 1950 to 1951. He graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1955 and returned to the Arctic fleet as deputy chief of staff until he retired from the military in 1962 and remained in the reserve. After retiring he worked at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering in the city of

Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...

, where he died on 25 March 1993.

Awards and honors

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...

Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner (russian: Орден Красного Знамени, Orden Krasnogo Znameni) was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of th ...

*Three Orders of the Patriotic War in the 1st Class *

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...

* Medal "For Courage" *campaign and jubilee medals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Badyuk, Mikhail 1920 births 1993 deaths Heroes of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Soviet military personnel of World War II

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