Facts: - death date: 28 april 1993 - allegiance: soviet union soviet union - rank: polkovnik 60px 60px - awards: -lrb- 2 -rrb- - birth date: 10 may 1909 - name: valentina grizodubova - branch: 20px soviet air forces - image: valentina grizodubova.jpg - death place: moscow , russia - birth place: kharkiv , kharkov governorate , russian empire Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of valentina grizodubova .
valentina stepanovna grizodubova -lrb- , '' valentina stepanivna grizodubova '' ; may 10 , 1909 in kharkov -- april 28 , 1993 in moscow -rrb- was one of the first female pilots in the soviet union and was awarded the hero of the soviet union and hero of socialist labour decorations .