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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1940-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Mac_Dill_Field
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Normandy
gptkb:Air_Offensive_Europe
Central Europe
Southern France
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Florida
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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48th Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Shoulder sleeve insignia
Group emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Tuskagee Airmen
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Cauley
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:successor
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48th Fighter Wing
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gptkbp:theater
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:unit_history
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Activated in 1940
Inactivated in 1970
Reactivated in 1946
Inactivated again in 1957
Reactivated in 1952
Reactivated in 1966
Reactivated in 1991
Inactivated in 1949
Participated in strategic bombing missions
Returned to the U. S. in 1945
Currently active as part of the Air Force Reserve
Deployed to Europe in 1942
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:48th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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