Ivan Travkin
{{Short description|Soviet submariner (1908–1985)}}
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Ivan Vasilyevich Travkin ({{langx|ru|Иван Васильевич Травкин}}; {{OldStyleDate|September 11|1908|August 30}}, Naro-Fominsk, Russia – 14 June 1985, Moscow) was a Soviet submarine commander, Captain 1st Rank, Hero of the Soviet Union (20 April 1945).{{ruheroes|id=1337|name=Травкин Иван Васильевич}}
He was commander of the submarines ShCh-303 (Щ-303) and K-52. After his discharge from the Navy, in 1956, he lived and worked in Moscow.
Ivan Vasilyevich Travkin is buried in the Kuntsevo Cemetery, Moscow.
Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union (awarded with the Gold Star medal; April 20, 1945, medal #5089)
- Three Orders of Lenin
- Two Orders of the Red Banner
- Order of Ushakov, 2nd class
- Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
- Order of the Red Star
- Medal "For Battle Merit"
- Navy Cross (United States)
- campaign and jubilee medals
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Category:Burials at Kuntsevo Cemetery
Category:Heroes of the Soviet Union
Category:Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)
Category:Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Category:Recipients of the Order of Ushakov, 2nd class
Category:Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
Category:Soviet military personnel of World War II
Category:Soviet submarine commanders
Category:People from Moscow Governorate
Category:Saint Petersburg Naval Institute alumni
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