309th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-17G
over 100
heavy bomber
B-24D
B-24J
gptkbp:airlines combat training
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bombLoad high precision
Operation Strangle
Operation Ichi-Go
gptkbp:celebrates dedicated monuments
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McKinney
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._McCulloch
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewSize 10
gptkbp:decoratedWith gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:fightingStyle over 10,000
gptkbp:filmography Southwest_Pacific
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hickam_Field
gptkbp:historicalImpact significant_contributions_to_WWII
gptkbp:historicalRecords archived documents
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to air superiority
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 309th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:militaryRank surviving members
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Dons
gptkbp:notableGames B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer influenced future air operations
reorganized as a reserve unit
gptkbp:primaryMission strategic bombing
gptkbp:retired Twentieth Air Force
gptkbp:role bombing
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:425th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:426th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:427th_Bomb_Squadron
428th Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:strategicGoals enemy infrastructure
gptkbp:supports Ground Support
gptkbp:training gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Field