Yevgeniya Zhigulenko

Yevgeniya Andreyevna Zhigulenko
postwar portrait photograph of Zhigulenko wearing her military medals
Native name
Евгения Андреевна Жигуленко
Born1 December 1920
Krasnodar, Russian SFSR
Died2 March 1994 (aged 73)
Moscow, Russian Federation
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service / branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1941–1955
RankMajor
Unit46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Battles / wars
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Yevgeniya Andreyevna Zhigulenko (Russian: Евгения Андреевна Жигуленко; 1 December 1920 – 2 March 1994) was a pilot and navigator in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Air Forces during World War II who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.