605th 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:airlines 10
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:commandStructure 8th Air Force
gptkbp:description gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:firstPublished 1944
1945
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse 50
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:England
gptkbp:homeGround Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 605th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Squadron Emblem
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname The_Sky_Raiders
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_Richard_Jones
gptkb:Colonel_John_Smith
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
Bombing of German Industrial Sites
Strategic Bombing of Axis Powers
Support of D-Day Landings
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryMission Strategic Bombing
gptkbp:retired 9th Air Force
15th Air Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:606th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:604th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:successor gptkb:605th_Air_Support_Operations_Squadron
gptkbp:training gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Air_Force_Longevity_Service_Award
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkb:Air_Force_Good_Conduct_Medal
American Campaign Medal
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1 July 1943
15 November 1945