507th Parachute Infantry Battalion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:color gptkb:Blue_and_White
gptkbp:combat_role Airborne operations
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_John_A._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deployment 1943
1945
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1942
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Bragg
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Benning
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Integration_of_the_U._S._Army
gptkbp:historical_significance First all-black parachute unit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 507th Parachute Infantry Battalion
gptkbp:insignia Distinctive Unit Insignia
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Parachutist_Badge
gptkb:U._S._Army_Reserve
Airborne Infantry
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future units
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:motto “ We Lead the Way”
gptkbp:nickname The All-American Battalion
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:notable_members Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:operational_status Deactivated
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:recognizes gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:battle
gptkbp:restoration 2000s
gptkbp:retired 1950s
gptkbp:status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Parachute
gptkbp:tradition Parachute jumps
Jumping into Normandy
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Toccoa
Parachute training
gptkbp:type Parachute Infantry
gptkbp:unit_history Participated in major WWII campaigns
Served in WWII
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:507th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7