U.S. 17th Airborne Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._17th_Airborne_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1945
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1943
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Central_Europe
gptkb:Rhineland
gptkb:Ardennes-Alsace
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:disbanded September 1945
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Mackall,_North_Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. 17th Airborne Division
gptkbp:insignia winged thunderbolt
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Thunder_from_Heaven
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Thunder_from_Heaven
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Major_General_William_M._Miley
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkb:Operation_Plunder
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:XVIII_Airborne_Corps
gptkbp:size gptkb:division
gptkbp:type Airborne division
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkb:Crossing_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Operation_Plunder
gptkb:Ardennes_Counteroffensive
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6