586th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:alumni Annual squadron reunions
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:commandStructure 8th Air Force
gptkbp:crewSize 10
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced war films
gptkbp:description gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:equipment Bombing_equipment
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Lieutenant_Bob_Brown
gptkb:Captain_Jane_Smith
gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkb:Major_Richard_Roe
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Mike_Johnson
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:historicalRecords Preserved_in_National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Nazi_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 586th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future air combat strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Documentaries_on_WWII
gptkbp:militaryRank Veteran organizations
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname The Red Raiders
gptkbp:notableFeature Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
gptkbp:operationalStatus deactivated
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer Historical recognition
gptkbp:retired 15th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission Last bombing run in 1945
gptkbp:strategicGoals Key role in air superiority
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:93rd_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:supports Ground support units
gptkbp:training over 200
Pilot training programs
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
American Campaign Medal
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1 July 1943
15 November 1945