Ivan Alekseevich Vorobyov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alekseyevich and the family name is Vorobyov.
Ivan Alekseyevich Vorobyov
Vorobyov in 1945
Native name
Иван Алексеевич Воробьёв
Born(1921-08-26)26 August 1921
Gorbachevo village, Tula Governorate, RSFSR
Died17 March 1991(1991-03-17) (aged 69)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch Soviet Air Force
Service years1939–1973
RankColonel
Unit76th Guards Attack Aviation Regiment
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (twice)

Ivan Alekseyevich Vorobyov (Russian: Ива́н Алексе́евич Воробьёв; 26 August 1921 — 17 March 1991) was an Il-2 pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

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