Fighter Squadron 55

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fighter_Squadron_55
GPTKB entity
Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1948-1994
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:F/A-18_Hornet
F-4 Phantom II
gptkbp:alumni annual reunion events
gptkbp:base Naval Air Station Oceana
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_Doe
gptkbp:honors gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fighter Squadron 55
gptkbp:insignia Fighter_Squadron_55_emblem
gptkbp:mission air superiority
gptkbp:motto We Own the Night
gptkbp:nickname The Fighting Fifty-Five
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Captain_Daniel_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_Christopher_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Admiral_Thomas_B._Hayward
gptkb:Captain_James_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Frank_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Henry_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_Charles_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan_Sr.
gptkb:Captain_George_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_Frank_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_Joseph_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Thomas_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Edward_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_George_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Edward_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_William_J._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Zachary_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_John_C._McCain_III
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Michael_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Richard_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_Richard_A._McGowan_Sr.
gptkb:Captain_Thomas_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_Andrew_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_Zachary_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_Christopher_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Andrew_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Benjamin_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_William_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Benjamin_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_Robert_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Richard_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Joseph_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_Daniel_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_William_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_Henry_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Michael_A._McGowan_Jr.
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:previousName VF-55
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Fighter_Squadron_31
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fighter_Squadron_31