My great-grandfather Trifonov Ivan was born in 1921 in the village of Kolpino the Kalinin region. When the war began he served on a warship in Kronstadt. His ship was sunk by the Nazis, the great-grandfather was wounded and for a long time was in the open sea. It was picked up by a Soviet ship. After that he participated in the battles for Leningrad. He was awarded the medal "For defense of Leningrad". In 1944 he was awarded the medal "For military merit". After the war he continued service in the army and was a political officer. Traveled all over the country from Kamchatka to Kaliningrad. In 1955 he entered the service of the police in the city Porkhov Pskov region. Died in 1968 after a heart attack.