496th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:alumni annual squadron reunion
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
American Campaign Medal
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Air_Offensive,_Europe
Battle of the Bulge
Strategic Bombing Campaign
D-Day Operations
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:cultural_heritage part_of_the_legacy_of_the_USAAF
gptkbp:currentStatus historical unit
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Air_Field
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_the_Allied_victory_in_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 496th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron Emblem
Squadron_Crest
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard, Strike First
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_Richard_Roe
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryFunction heavy bombardment
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-08-15
gptkbp:successor gptkb:496th_Air_Expeditionary_Group
gptkbp:unitAwards bombardment squadron