Nikolai Usenko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nikolai Usenko

Hero of the Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1924

Place of Birth: Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Date of Death: 21-Mar-1996

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Nikolai Ilyich Usenko (Russia: ??????? ????? ??????; 22 December 1924 – 21 March 1996) was a Red Army man and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Usenko was awarded the title on 10 January 1944 for his actions during the Battle of the Dnieper in October 1943.
During the battle, Usenko, a telephonist, was reported to have repaired numerous breaks in the line, often under German fire.
He was also reported to have killed 25 German soldiers.
Later he was seriously wounded and blinded by a German shell and medically retired from the Red Army.
He subsequently returned to his home in Krasnoyarsk Krai and worked in the logging industry.