96th Bomb Group

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/96th_Bomb_Group
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1945
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1942
gptkbp:assignee gptkb:45th_Combat_Bombardment_Wing
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:casualties over 900 KIA
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:337th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:338th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:339th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:413th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:emblem winged bomb with flames
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 96th Bomb Group
gptkbp:motto We Lead, Others Follow
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Snetterton_Falcons
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Colonel_Archie_J._Old_Jr.
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches over 300
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:reconstitutedAs gptkb:96th_Bombardment_Wing
gptkbp:role bomber
gptkbp:stationedAt gptkb:RAF_Snetterton_Heath
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6