454th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-24 Liberator
B-24_Liberators
gptkbp:alumni Annual reunions held
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base Gowen_Field
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bombLoad Transportation hubs
Military installations
Industrial sites
Enemy troop concentrations
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials dedicated to the group
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements Bombing_missions_over_Germany
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:hasTheme 4
gptkbp:headquarters Gowen_Field,_Idaho
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed_to_the_air_war_in_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 454th Bomb Group
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_the_history_of_the_USAAF
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Documentaries and books
gptkbp:militaryRank Surviving members honored
gptkbp:motto We Bomb the Enemy
gptkbp:nickname The Dons
gptkbp:notableFeature Mission to bomb the submarine pens in Lorient
Mission_to_bomb_the_aircraft_factories_in_Regensburg
Mission_to_bomb_the_oil_refineries_in_Ploesti
Mission_to_bomb_the_rail_yards_in_Stuttgart
Mission_to_bomb_the_ball_bearing_factories_in_Schweinfurt
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkbp:operationalStatus 8th Air Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer Inactive
gptkbp:research Subject of historical research
gptkbp:role Bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1943-12-01
1945-04-25
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:731st_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:730th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:733rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:732nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:successor 8th Air Force
gptkbp:training Over 200