442nd Fighter Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/442nd_Fighter_Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	military unit
gptkbp:activeYears	1944-1945
gptkbp:aircraft	P-47 Thunderbolt
gptkbp:base	gptkb:Hickam_Field
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Colonel_George_E._McCauley
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decoratedWith	gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:engagements	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:famousRival	gptkb:Captain_Daniel_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Edward_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Henry_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Steven_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Robert_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Richard_A._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Joseph_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Michael_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Masaji_S._Kato gptkb:Captain_George_T._Sakato gptkb:Captain_John_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Richard_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Frank_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Fred_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Anthony_H._Hoshida gptkb:Major_James_A._Kuroda gptkb:Captain_William_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Thomas_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_David_H._Hoshida gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Hideo_A._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Paul_H._Hoshida gptkb:Captain_Charles_H._Hoshida
gptkbp:filmography	gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse	approximately 50
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Hickam_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	first all-Japanese American fighter squadron
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	442nd Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:motto	“The_Best_of_the_Best”
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Hawaiian_Squadron
gptkbp:notable_player	numerous_missions_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:primaryMission	air superiority
gptkbp:reform	1946
gptkbp:role	fighter squadron
gptkbp:squadrons	442nd_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:442nd_Operations_Group