435th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-25_Mitchell
A-20 Havoc
A-20 Havoc losses
B-17 Flying Fortress losses
B-24 Liberator losses
B-25_Mitchell_losses
gptkbp:alumni Annual reunions held
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Henderson_Field
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines
gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Philippines
Battle of Guadalcanal
New Guinea Campaign
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:finaleDate 1945-11-30
gptkbp:headquarters Henderson_Field,_Guadalcanal
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 435th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_the_history_of_the_USAAF
gptkbp:militaryRank 435th_Bomb_Group_Association
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Circus
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._McCulloch
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_W._McCulloch
Captain_John_W._McCulloch_Jr.
gptkbp:notableGames B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Fifth_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryMission Strategic bombing
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission Close air support
gptkbp:squadrons 69th Bomb Squadron
70th Bomb Squadron
68th Bomb Squadron
71st Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:successor 307th Bomb Wing
gptkbp:unitAwards Flying_Circus_insignia