661st Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alumni historical presentations
memorial services
family days
annual squadron reunion
veterans' gatherings
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:currentStatus inactive
historically significant
veteran organization
preserved in military history
recognized_by_the_Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagesIn strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to the defeat of Axis powers
supported ground troops during D-Day
involved_in_the_liberation_of_France
participated_in_bombing_raids_over_Germany
conducted_missions_in_the_Pacific_Theater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 661st Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:isRepresentedIn 1946
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Corporal_George_Green
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkb:Sergeant_William_White
gptkb:Major_Richard_Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Robert_Johnson
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:660th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:662nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:663rd_Bombardment_Squadron