576th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
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 MacDill Field
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1945-09-30
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tampa,_Florida
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Bombing_raids_over_Germany
Reconnaissance missions
Close air support missions
Post-war operations
Strategic airlift missions
Strategic bombing of industrial targets
Bombing of enemy supply lines
Air offensive operations
Support for D-Day
Training missions post-war
Combat_missions_in_Europe
Support_for_Allied_ground_forces
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Strategic bombing missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 576th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron_Crest
gptkbp:location gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkb:Sergeant_William_White
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_George_Green
gptkb:Major_Richard_Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Robert_Johnson
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:successor gptkb:576th_Expeditionary_Operations_Group
gptkbp:supports Ground Support Units
Air_Support_Units
gptkbp:training Bombardment training