406th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:B-26_Marauder
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:alumni annual squadron reunion
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Air_Offensive,_Europe
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1942-01-15
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Air_Field
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_Allied_victory_in_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 406th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:406th_Bombardment_Squadron_Association
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname The Sky Scorpions
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_General_John_Smith
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1942-1945
inactive
8th Air Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryMission strategic bombing
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-08-15
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:2nd_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:406th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:successor gptkb:406th_Air_Expeditionary_Group
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:training gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Field
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
squadron patch
bombardment squadron
descendant of earlier bombardment squadrons
gptkbp:unitHistory part of the 8th Air Force during WWII