544th Bombardment Squadron

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
heavy bomber
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:colors blue and yellow
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_Richard_Roe
gptkbp:commandStructure 8th Air Force
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:electronic_warfare gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boeing_Field,_Washington
gptkbp:historicalRole strategic air operations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_Allied_victory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 544th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:location Europe
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
1943-1945
8th Air Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:postWarCareer inactive
gptkbp:primaryMission bombing missions
gptkbp:retired 15th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons deactivated in 1945
various support squadrons
other bombardment squadrons
gptkbp:successor gptkb:544th_Expeditionary_Bomb_Squadron
gptkbp:training gptkb:B-24
gptkb:B-17
crew training
gptkbp:unitAwards eagle emblem
squadron patch
influenced future air operations
bombardment squadron
not_reactivated_after_WWII
gptkbp:unitHistory activated in 1943
served_in_WWII
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1943-01-15
1945-08-15