65th Tank Destroyer Battalion
GPTKB entity
Properties (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1942-1945
|
| gptkbp:campaigns |
gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy gptkb:North_Africa |
| gptkbp:colors |
Red and White
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1945
|
| gptkbp:engagements |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:equipment |
gptkb:M10_Wolverine
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Fort_Benning
|
| gptkbp:honors |
gptkb:Belgian_Fourragère
French Croix de Guerre Presidential Unit Citation Campaign Streamers |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
65th Tank Destroyer Battalion
|
| gptkbp:insignia |
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
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| gptkbp:location |
Europe
|
| gptkbp:motto |
Destroyer of Tanks
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| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:The_Avengers
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Army
|
| gptkbp:retired |
1944
|
| gptkbp:role |
Anti-tank warfare
|
| gptkbp:size |
Battalion
|
| gptkbp:supports |
Infantry_Divisions
|
| gptkbp:training |
gptkb:Camp_Hood
|
| gptkbp:type |
Tank_Destroyer_Battalion
|
| gptkbp:unitHistory |
Established in 1942
Fought in the Battle of the Bulge Reactivated in 1950 Inactivated in 1945 Redesignated in 1957 Participated in D-Day Continued service until 1990s Converted to a mechanized infantry unit Legacy continues in modern units Assigned_to_the_National_Guard Crossed_the_Rhine_River Deployed_to_Korea Liberated_Paris Participated_in_Korean_War Received_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation Returned_to_the_U.S._in_1953 |