549th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
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 gatherings
gptkbp:associatedWith 20th Air Force
15th Air Force
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_H._McGowan
gptkbp:conservationEfforts memorials
historical records
museum exhibits
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:electronic_warfare 1944-1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:North_Field,_Guam
gptkbp:historicalSignificance strategic bombing campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 549th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia Black_Panther_emblem
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war air power doctrine
gptkbp:militaryRank surviving members
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Black Panthers
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Bombing_of_Japan
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Captain_Robert_H._McCulloch
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McCulloch
gptkb:Major_Robert_L._McCulloch
gptkb:Major_William_H._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_William_H._McGowan
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Robert_H._McCulloch
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan
gptkb:Major_John_H._McGowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_H._McGowan
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission over 200
gptkbp:significantEvent military installations
transportation hubs
Japanese_industrial_sites
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:550th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:553rd_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:551st_Bomb_Squadron
552nd Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:successor 307th Bomb Wing
gptkbp:totalGoals over 10,000 tons
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1946-01-01
1943-04-01