469th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base Gowen_Field
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:fightingStyle strategic bombing
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters Gowen_Field,_Idaho
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 469th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Daring D's
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:General_William_H._Tunner
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Second_Air_Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:796th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:794th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:795th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:793rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:unitHistory conducted reconnaissance missions
activated in 1943
supported ground troops
awarded multiple campaign ribbons
deactivated in the 1960s
involved in bombing campaigns
reactivated in the 1950s
remains a historical unit
reorganized post-war
deployed_to_the_Pacific_Theater
involved_in_Cold_War_operations
participated_in_the_bombing_of_Germany
returned_to_the_U.S._after_the_war
served_in_the_Korean_War
transferred_to_Air_Force_Reserve
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1943-01-15
1945-10-01