U.S. Army 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
GPTKB entity
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Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_unit
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| gptkbp:activeYears |
1943–1947
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Triple_Nickles
|
| gptkbp:branch |
gptkb:United_States_Army
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:James_H._Porter
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:disbanded |
1947
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| gptkbp:formedIn |
gptkb:Fort_Benning,_Georgia
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
U.S. Army 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
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| gptkbp:integratesWith |
gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
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| gptkbp:motto |
gptkb:All_the_Way!
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| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:Triple_Nickles
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
breaking racial barriers in the U.S. military
first all-Black parachute unit in U.S. Army |
| gptkbp:notableMember |
gptkb:Clarence_H._Beavers
gptkb:Edward_W._Brooke gptkb:Walter_Morris |
| gptkbp:notableOperation |
gptkb:Operation_Firefly
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| gptkbp:roleInOperationFirefly |
smokejumpers to fight forest fires
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| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:Parachute_Infantry
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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