555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1943–1947
|
| gptkbp:branch |
gptkb:United_States_Army
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:James_H._Porter
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1947
|
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Fort_Benning
gptkb:Pendleton,_Oregon |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
|
| gptkbp:mergedInto |
gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:Triple_Nickles
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
first all-Black parachute unit in U.S. Army
smokejumpers during World War II |
| gptkbp:notableMember |
gptkb:Edward_W._Brooke
gptkb:Walter_Morris |
| gptkbp:notableOperation |
gptkb:Operation_Firefly
|
| gptkbp:role |
gptkb:fire
gptkb:infantry |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_Army_(World_War_II)
gptkb:Lt._Col._Bradley_Biggs gptkb:Triple_Nickles |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|