He was born on July 10, 1905 in farmstead Cherni of the Rostov region. He ended a mining technical school. He worked on mine. In the Soviet army, he was since 1941, at the front with 1943.

The commander of the cannon of 70-th mechanized brigade (1-st Ukrainian front) sergeant Semernickov was distinguished at releasing of Zhitomir region: November 12, 1943, retaining attacks of the enemy, with fire of a straight-line aim has shot down 2 tanks.

When was out of operation cannon, by fire from machine-guns the crew has beet-off attack of the enemy soldiers and has kept a boundary.

On February 9, 1944 to him appropriated a rank of the Hero of the Soviet Union.

After war, he worked on mines of the Rostov region.

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