- Vera Bjelik
Vera Bjelik (
June 12 1921 –August 25 1944 ) was aWorld War II navigator born inDnipropetrovsk Oblast ,Ukraine .She joined the
Red Army in 1941 and became active from May 1942. She died onAugust 25 1944 , aged 23, on active duty, nearOstrołęka ,Poland , having completed 813 bombing missions.Monument
A monument in her honour was built in
Kerch where a school is named after her.Awards and honors
*Title of the
Hero of the Soviet Union (February 23 1945 , posthumously)
*Order of the Red Banner
*Order of the Red Star
*Order of the Patriotic War , 1st Class
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