Ivan Vishnyakov
Ivan Vishnyakov (15 June 1917 – 2 August 1992) is a Soviet memoirist. He was born in Dankov Uyezd. He died in Moscow.
He was educated at Gagarin Air Force Academy. Awards received include:
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Red Star
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Order of the Patriotic War 1st class
- Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class
- Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Medal "For the Victory over Japan"
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Medal "For Battle Merit"
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
- Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
- Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Medal "For Impeccable Service"
- aircraft pilot qualification (class)