Vasiliy Kolesnik
1923–1945 (age 22)
Biography
Vasiliy Kolesnik was a young man from Primorsky Krai who answered the call to military service during the Second World War. Born in 1923, he represented the generation that came of age during the Soviet Union's rapid military expansion in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Kolesnik's death in 1945 marks the end of a life dedicated to defending his homeland during the Great Patriotic War. His service and sacrifice are remembered as part of the broader contribution of those from the Far Eastern regions of the Soviet Union.