 In 1920 Herasymenko joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and in 1922 he finished the courses of commanding staff of the Red Army.In 1927 Herasymenko also finished the Joint Military School in Minsk and in 1931 - the M. V. Frunze Military Academy.In 1937 Herasymenko was commissioned as a commander of the 8th Rifle Corps.