|
gptkbp:instanceOf
|
military unit
|
|
gptkbp:activeYears
|
1943-present
|
|
gptkbp:aircraft
|
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
|
|
gptkbp:base
|
gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
|
|
gptkbp:cultural_heritage
|
World_War_II_heritage
|
|
gptkbp:currentCommander
|
Lieutenant Colonel
|
|
gptkbp:engagements
|
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
|
|
gptkbp:filmography
|
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
495th Bomb Squadron
|
|
gptkbp:insignia
|
approved emblem
squadron insignia
|
|
gptkbp:location
|
Tucson, Arizona
|
|
gptkbp:mission
|
strategic bombing
|
|
gptkbp:motto
|
Strike Hard, Strike First
|
|
gptkbp:nickname
|
The_Vultures
|
|
gptkbp:notable_member
|
gptkb:Colonel_Robert_L._McCauley
gptkb:Colonel_Richard_A._Houghton
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McKinney
gptkb:General_John_W._Handy
gptkb:Major_General_John_M._Custer
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McCoy
gptkb:Colonel_Charles_A._McCarthy
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._McRae
gptkb:Colonel_William_J._McCarthy
gptkb:Colonel_Thomas_A._McCarthy
|
|
gptkbp:partOf
|
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
|
|
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs
|
gptkb:495th_Bomb_Group
|
|
gptkbp:role
|
bombardment
|
|
gptkbp:squadrons
|
part of 49th Bomb Wing
|
|
gptkbp:unitAwards
|
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkb:Air_Force_Organizational_Excellence_Award
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross
|