Mikhail Stepanishchev

Mikhail Tikhonovich Stepanishchev
Native name
Михаил Тихонович Степанищев
Born15 November [O.S. 2 November] 1917
Kolesovo village, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died8 September 1946 (aged 28)
Brest Region, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service / branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1937 – 1946
RankMajor
Unit76th Guards Attack Aviation Regiment
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (twice)

Mikhail Tikhonovich Stepanishchev (Russian: Михаил Тихонович Степанищев; 15 November [O.S. 2 November] 1917 – 8 September 1946) was a Soviet ground-attack pilot and navigator during World War II who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.