481st Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
significant losses during missions
gptkbp:airlines B-17_and_B-24_training
gptkbp:alumni annual reunions
gptkbp:associatedWith 15th Air Force
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Pueblo_Army_Air_Base
gptkbp:commandStructure 8th Air Force
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:communityInvolvement support for veterans' events
gptkbp:currentStatus inactive
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:firstGeneration gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Smith
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Pueblo,_Colorado
gptkbp:historicalImpact contributed_to_Allied_victory
gptkbp:historicalPeriod preservation of squadron history
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance strategic bombing missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 481st Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern air warfare
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:militaryRank numerous military decorations awarded
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname The Black Panthers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkb:Major_Richard_Roe
gptkbp:notableFeature bombing of industrial targets
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1943-1945
8th Air Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer veteran associations
gptkbp:reform 1985
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission bombing_raids_over_Germany
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:482nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:483rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:strategicGoals disruption of enemy supply lines
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:supports ground support units
gptkbp:training combat training
gptkbp:unitAwards part_of_the_legacy_of_the_Army_Air_Forces