Pyotr Semyonovich Bochek, ( uk, Петро Семенович Бочек; 3 March 1925 – 9 February 2018) was a junior lieutenant of the Soviet Army during World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union. He was born in the

Obrazhiivka Obrazhiivka ( uk, Ображіївка, russian: Ображиевка, Obrazhiyevka) is a village in Shostka Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Notable residents * Ivan Kozhedub, Hero of the Soviet Union * Pyotr Bochek Pyotr Semyonovich Bochek, ( u ...

village, Ukrainian SSR. He was drafted in November 1943 and commenced active war duty in January 1944. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union ( Gold Star Medal No. 5867) on March 24, 1945 for heroism during the crossing of the Vistula River. He was also awarded the Order of Lenin (comes with the Hero title),

Order of the Great Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War (russian: Орден Отечественной войны, Orden Otechestvennoy voiny) is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisan ...

, Order of Glory, and several medals.

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1925 births 2018 deaths Heroes of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of Glory Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class People from Sumy Oblast Soviet military personnel of World War II from Ukraine {{ukraine-mil-bio-stub