763rd Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:Boeing_B-17
Heavy bomber aircraft
gptkbp:associatedWith 8th Air Force
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:battle Strategic bombing
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:England
gptkb:RAF_Molesworth
gptkbp:historicalSignificance World_War_II_operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 763rd Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:mission Bombing missions
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname The Banshees
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_H._McGowan
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:European_Theater
Inactive
1943-1945
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryMission Strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:retired 8th Air Force
gptkbp:role Bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-05-08
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Bombardment_Group
Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:successor gptkb:463rd_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:training Heavy bomber
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:763rd_Bombardment_Squadron_(Heavy)
Squadron patch
Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:unitHistory World_War_II_history