Ivan Mikhailovich Budilin
by Irina from Ulyanovsk
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| IM Budilin and his friends ((http://education.simcat.ru/school30/museum/27 (Friends)) |
Budilin Ivan Mikhailovich is a commander of squad communications 685th of Infantry Regiment, 193rd Strelvoy Red Banner Division, 65th Army Central, Junior Sergeant. He was born in the village of Aleksandrovka (now Tsilninsky District), the Ulyanovsk region in a peasant family. He is Mordvin. He graduated from the 4th grade, worked as a foreman on the farm. Ivan Budilin was sent to the Red Army in 23rd, August 1942 by Staromaynskim military enlistment office of the Ulyanovsk region. He had been on the front since February 1943. As a commander of squad communications 685th of Infantry Regiment, 193rd Strelvoy Red Banner Division Ivan Budilin crossed the Dnieper River near the village of Kamenka Rebkinsky district of the Chernigov region of Ukraine and he was the first to participate in the crossing to the right bank in 15th, October 1943.
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When some time was left to the right bank his raft was crashed by enemy shell shrapnel, and the young sergeant went to the bottom of the river with heavy coil of wire. But the depth, fortunately, was small. Budilin was not taken aback, and quickly realized that to get to the beach is easy and simple. Surfacing and gaining air, he plunged into the cold water and pulled the coil of wire on the bottom of the river. Having done the same actions a signaller was on land, paving the cable line to connect with the commander of the 685th Infantry Regiment. On the bridgehead Junior Sergeant Budilin IM participated in repelling 7 enemy counterattacks and personally destroyed several Nazis. Being wounded, he did not leave the battlefield for two days.
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By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in 30th of October in 1943 for exemplary performance of command assignments at the front with German invaders and for displaying braveness and heroism junior sergeant Budilin Ivan Mikhailovich was assign the name of Hero of the Soviet Union and he was awarded the Order of Lenin and medal "Gold Star" (- 1647). After the war I.M. Budilin demobilized. He was a member of the CPSU (6) of the CPSU since 1946. He returned to his homeland, he worked as an agronomist of the state farm named after the Twentieth Party Congress in the village Ozerki Cherdaklinsky district of the Ulyanovsk region. Arriving in the city of Ulyanovsk, before retiring he worked as a carpenter at the bakery - 3. He died in September 19th, 1995. Budilin was buried in Ulyanovsk. He was awarded the Order of Lenin, Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree and other medals. The Bust of IM Budilin was set at the Alley of Heroes in the village Staraya Maina, Ulyanovsk region.
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| This is a monument to IM Budilin (private photo (The teacher) (The teacher)) |
Ivan Budilin is our compatriot. In recent years he lived near our school. Our students often invited him for conversation, where Budilin talked about the difficult war times. When he died, his wife also came to us to the concerts, to parades. And our young volunteers tried to help them around the house. Later our school Museum was opened, there was a special stand with detailed information about Ivan Mikhailovich. Later, the activists and the teachers of history decided to open the monument to Budilin. At its opening the widow of Budilin, representatives of the military brotherhood, veterans and other guests were invited. Still we honor and remember the heroic feat of our hero, Ivan Mikhailovich Budilin. He is our pride and we will follow his example and will tell younger students about it.
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Last edited 1/26/2016 12:00:00 AM
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Bibliography
Museum Page. "Budilin Ivan Mikhailovich." [Online] Available http://education.simcat.ru/school30/museum/27 https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/.
