Maxim Grabovenko

Early life Grabovenko was born on 11 August 1923 in the village of Marinovka in Ananiv Raion in Kherson Oblast to a peasant family. He graduated from the village seven-year secondary school. In 1940, he moved to Novosibirsk and became a carpenter at a construction site. He moved to Stalinsk in early 1941. Grabovenko worked as a carpenter in the construction of the Kuznetsk Metallurgical Combine and the Ordzhonikidze mine.

World War II In December 1941, Grabovenko was drafted into the Red Army and sent to the 455th Rifle Division, forming in the Kemerovo Oblast. The division soon was renamed the 237th Rifle Division. In April 1942, he was transferred along with the division to Vologda in the Arkhangelsk Military District. In July 1942, the division was sent into combat during the Battle of Voronezh. In January 1943, he fought in the Voronezh-Kastornoye Operation. In February and March, he fought in the Third Battle of Kharkov. During July and August, he fought in the Battle of Kursk. In 1944, he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Postwar In 1945, Grabovenko was demobilized. He lived in the village of Novooleksiyivka in Vradiivka Raion. Grabovenko worked as the head of the Pobeda collective farm. He later became the head of the collective farm's apiary. Grabovenko was killed in an accident on 12 November 1980. He was buried in Novoaleksiyivka.