468th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-24 Liberator
Numerous B-24s
gptkbp:alumni Annual reunions
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:finaleDate 1945-12-31
gptkbp:hasFacility Maintained by veterans
gptkbp:hasRecognition Recognized for bravery and service
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hickam_Field
gptkbp:historicalRecords Preserved in military archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 468th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:militaryRank 468th_Bomb_Group_Association
gptkbp:missionsConducted Numerous bombing missions
gptkbp:motto We Will Not Fail
gptkbp:nickname The Tidal Wave
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Bombing_raids_over_Japan
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Fifth_Air_Force
Inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryMission Bombing enemy installations
gptkbp:retired Various theaters of operation
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1944-01-01
1945-08-15
gptkbp:squadrons 794th Bomb Squadron
796th Bomb Squadron
793rd_Bomb_Squadron
795th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkbp:successor 307th Bomb Wing
gptkbp:supportRole Strategic bombing
gptkbp:supports Various support squadrons
gptkbp:training gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:type gptkb:Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:unitAwards Distinctive unit insignia
Various military decorations
Historical accounts and newsletters
Influenced future air combat strategies
Memorials dedicated to fallen members
Multiple squadrons and support staff
gptkbp:unitHistory Part of the strategic bombing campaign