38th Fighter Group

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/38th_Fighter_Group

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Clovis_Army_Air_Field gptkb:7th_Army_Air_Force
gptkbp:active_years	1940-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:F-15_Eagle gptkb:P-51_Mustang gptkb:P-40_Warhawk gptkb:F-86_Sabre gptkb:beach gptkb:star
gptkbp:base	gptkb:New_Guinea
gptkbp:campaigns	gptkb:Philippines_Campaign gptkb:Bismarck_Archipelago_Campaign gptkb:Leyte_Campaign gptkb:Okinawa_Campaign gptkb:New_Guinea_Campaign
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Colonel_William_A._Mc_Donald
gptkbp:filmography	Pacific Theater
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Brisbane,_Australia
gptkbp:historical_significance	First American fighter group to operate in the Southwest Pacific
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	38th Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia	gptkb:38th_Fighter_Group_emblem gptkb:38th_Fighter_Group_insignia
gptkbp:is_engaged_in	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:motto	The Best of the Best
gptkbp:nickname	The 38th
gptkbp:notable_members	gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Donald gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Donald gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_A._Mc_Donald gptkb:Captain_John_A._Mc_Donald gptkb:Captain_William_A._Mc_Donald gptkb:Major_John_A._Mc_Donald
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:role	fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:scientific_classification	gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:squadrons	gptkb:80th_Fighter_Squadron gptkb:36th_Fighter_Squadron gptkb:15th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:38th_Fighter_Wing
gptkbp:year_created	1940-07-01 1945-10-01