7 June] 1917 – 11 March 2004) was the commander of the 7th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment in the Black Sea Fleet during World War II.

He was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union during the war and remained in the military afterwards, reaching the rank of General-major.

For most of his upbringing he lived in Shakhty, Rostov oblast, where after completing his seventh grade of school in 1933 he was employed as a tram driver and later as an electrician at a mine.

Before receiving the title he had entered staff general improvement course at the Yeisk Naval Aviation School, which he completed in January 1943.

In early 1944 he became commander of the 7th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment; there, despite his high position, he routinely flew sorties on an Il-2, and by 17 August 1944 he was nominated to receive a second gold star for flying 202 missions.

On 18 June 1944, while leading a group of thirteen planes in an attack, he dropped two FAB-250 on a vessel with a displacement of 2,000 tons, causing the transport to burn all day.

He then transferred to Marine Scientific and Technical Committee of the Navy, where he remained until 1961 when he was given a command post again - the 25th Training Squadron of the Pacific Fleet.