477th Infantry Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1944-1946
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Guard
gptkb:Army_Reserve
Veterans organizations
gptkbp:associatedWith Tuskegee Airmen
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:branch Army
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Rhineland
gptkb:Central_Europe
gptkbp:celebrates Museum exhibits
Historical markers
Commemorative events
gptkbp:colors Black and Gold
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:United_States_Army_Reserve
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Benning
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First_African_American_infantry_regiment_in_the_U.S._Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 477th Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Books
Films
Interviews
Documentaries
Articles
gptkbp:motto We Fight for Freedom
gptkbp:nickname The Black Panthers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Charles_E._McGee
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:African_American_soldiers
gptkbp:size Regiment
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Panther
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Shelby
gptkbp:type Infantry
gptkbp:unitAwards Distinctive unit insignia
gptkbp:unitHistory Contributed to the desegregation of the military
Inactivated in 1946
Activated in 1944
Continues to honor its legacy today
Participated in training exercises post-war
Reactivated in the 1970s as a reserve unit
Served_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1944
1946