Augusta Semenovna

[Red October]

Award sheet     

Chief of the 90th Naval Hospital of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet  
Major medical service Verigina Augusta Semenovna 

Awarded Order "Red Star" - Order of the Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet N57 28.06.44     

1. Year of Birth: 1901 
2. Nationality: Russian 
3. Social Origin: Office worker  
4. Party Membership: Member of the CPSU since 1926 
5. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1941 
6. Participation in the Civil War: Did not partake 
7. Wounds and contusions received: Not wounded 
8. Prior award recommendations, when and why: No 
9. Awards received previously: Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", Excellent Student of the Naval Department Pin 
10. Service in White or other bourgeois armies, captivity: No 
11. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of her family: -   

Short, concrete description of his feat of arms or merits:   

Major of the medical service Verigina A.S has served in the Navy from April 1941. Since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, she has worked in the hospital on the island Bjorko [Byorkyo], provided surgical care to wounded soldiers and officers.   
In November 1941 she served in the post of resident physician in the naval hospital No3, which showed a high quality of clinical care.
In May 1942, Comrade Verigina A.S was appointed head of the hospital for recovering officers (Hospital No90). Under her guidance and direct participation -  it has turned into a great hospital facility that has become the most popular in the Fleet.Through the efforts of Comrade Verigina and her team, in the hospital they organized a physiotherapy room, hydrotherapy and physical therapy office, which are equipped with the most advanced equipment.

5249 officers have passed through the hospital, many of whom whom had the consequences of serious injuries, but due to high quality medical care - returned to duty. 2347 officers of coastal defence ships, submarine brigades, and skerry ship brigades received their rest and treatment at this facility, after returning from their military campaigns.   
While undergoing their treatment and rest, the officers, due to the excellent service and fine coziness speak with gratitude about the hospital.   

Through the establishment of a comprehensive checkup for the treated personnel of the Navy (X-rays, blood tests, blood pressure measurements, etc.) - they were able to detect early forms of hypertension , TAC and based on this, preventive measures could be taken to prevent diseases. Comrade Verigina, thanks to the good organization of farms, provided the patients with extra food, rich in vitamins, preventing the emergence and development of deficiency diseases among officers of ships and units of the fleet.   


Comrade Verigina is worthy of the award   Order "Red Star" .   

Head of the Medical Service of the Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet Colonel of the medical service   /signed/Smolnikov   April 24, 1944

[Red October]

Chief of the 90th Naval Hospital of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet  
Major medical service Verigina Augusta Semenovna 

Order "Patriotic War 2nd Class"     

1. Year of Birth: 1901 
2. Nationality: Russian 
3. Social Origin: Office worker  
4. Party Membership: Member of the CPSU 
5. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1941 
6. Participation in the Civil War: Did not partake 
7. Wounds and contusions received: Not wounded 
8. Prior award recommendations, when and why: No 
9. Awards received previously: Order of the Red Star, Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" 
10. Service in White or other bourgeois armies, captivity: No 
11. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of her family: -   

Short, concrete description of his feat of arms or merits:   

Major of medical services Verigina A.S has been working for almost the entire war as the Chief of Naval Hospital no90. Through her tireless work, initiative and knowledge of the subject, she ensured that the healthcare facility under her command carried out its duties in an excellent manner, turning it into a genuine forge of health. The hospital, which she directs, rightly deserves its popularity in the Fleet. 

The difficult years of the war demanded more effort and energy of the officers and thanks to the efforts and energy of comrade Verigina, the hospital provided excellent conditions for the rest and restoration of functionality [= recovery] for the naval officers. 

Organized under the leadership of its small farm, the hospital greatly improved the food, increasing the calorie intake to 4500-5000 per day. 

Along with the well-organized rest, officers receive good treatment in hospital and care. 

Comrade Verigina has bred a team of medical professionals and staff that devotes all its energy to restoring health to the officers of the fleet. In 1944 alone, the hospital served more than 2,000 officers and arranged for them a great stay, good food, medication and cultural leisure. 

Carried out under the direction of Major of the Medical Service Verigina, work to study the state of the blood pressure of 1,600 officers of the fleet is of great scientific and practical interest. 

Thanks to Comrade Verigina's energy and her organizational skills, Naval Hospital no90  was relocated in the short term to a new location, serving as a nursing home and at the same time providing medical care to the wounded and sick of the garrison . 

For her dedicated work, providing high performance in medical care of the wounded and sick, Major of the Medical Service VERIGINA A.S is worthy of the award:                             The Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class. 

Head of the Medical Service of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet Major-General of Medical Services   /signed/Smolnikov   

[Ralph P]

Thanks for adding historic background information of the individuals. Do you also own the awards that belonged to this woman?