Tuskegee Airman

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tuskegee_Airman

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit gptkb:museum
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:aircraftFlown	gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt gptkb:P-51_Mustang gptkb:B-25_Mitchell gptkb:P-39_Airacobra gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Benjamin_O._Davis_Jr.
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations	gptkb:Air_Medal gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross gptkb:Legion_of_Merit gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkbp:disbanded	1946
gptkbp:established	1941
gptkbp:formedIn	gptkb:Tuskegee_Army_Air_Field gptkb:Tuskegee,_Alabama
gptkbp:foughtIn	gptkb:European_Theater_of_World_War_II gptkb:North_Africa_Campaign gptkb:Italian_Campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Tuskegee Airman
gptkbp:legacy	helped pave the way for desegregation of the U.S. military
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Red_Tails
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:first_African-American_military_aviators_in_the_U.S._Armed_Forces
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Chappie_James gptkb:Lemuel_Custis gptkb:George_Hardy gptkb:Alexander_Jefferson gptkb:Benjamin_O._Davis_Jr. gptkb:Charles_DeBow gptkb:Charles_McGee gptkb:Daniel_James_Jr. gptkb:Lee_Archer gptkb:Robert_Friend gptkb:Roscoe_Brown gptkb:William_Holloman
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:Red_Tails_(film) gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen_(film) gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen_National_Historic_Site numerous books and documentaries
gptkbp:unitIncludes	gptkb:616th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:617th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:618th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:619th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:100th_Fighter_Squadron gptkb:301st_Fighter_Squadron gptkb:302nd_Fighter_Squadron gptkb:332nd_Fighter_Group gptkb:477th_Bombardment_Group gptkb:99th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:John_W._Rogers_Sr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5