Neon Antonov

Neon Vasilyevich Antonov
Native name	Неон Васильевич Антонов
Born	(1907-01-19)19 January 1907 Kraskovo, Moskovsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	24 October 1948(1948-10-24) (aged 41) Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Soviet Navy
Years of service	1926–1948
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Amur Military Flotilla
Battles / wars	Soviet–Japanese Border Wars Battle of Lake Khasan World War II Eastern Front Soviet–Japanese War Operation August Storm
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Neon Vasilyevich Antonov (Russian: Неон Васильевич Антонов; 19 January [O.S. 6 January] 1907 – 24 October 1948) was a Soviet Navy Rear Admiral and recipient of the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, during World War II.^[1]