99th Battalion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nek
gptkbp:active_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:activities gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Normandy
gptkbp:color Blue and Gold
gptkbp:combat_system gptkb:D-Day_Landings
gptkbp:command_structure Brigade level
gptkbp:commander Major Johnson
gptkbp:community_engagement Veterans Outreach Programs
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:battle
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Benning
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Library
gptkbp:historical_significance First African American unit in combat
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 99th Battalion
gptkbp:insignia Unit Crest
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:military_unit
Approximately 1,000 personnel
gptkbp:leadership Colonel Smith
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future units
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Liberation_of_France
Combined Arms Operations
gptkbp:motto Courage and Honor
We Fight Together
gptkbp:nickname The Ninety-Ninth
gptkbp:notable_battle Part of the 100th Infantry Division
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:John_Doe
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:recognizes gptkb:award
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:released gptkb:award
gptkbp:reunion gptkb:Washington_D._C.
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:successor gptkb:100th_Battalion
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:bird
gptkbp:tradition Annual Reunion
Change of Command
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Shelby
Basic Combat Training
Live Fire Exercises
gptkbp:unit_history Established in 1942