U.S. Army 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (Triple Nickles)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Army_555th_Parachute_Infantry_Battalion_(Triple_Nickles)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
parachute infantry battalion
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lt._Col._Bradley_Biggs
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:disbanded 1947
gptkbp:formed 1943
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Benning
gptkb:Pendleton,_Oregon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Army 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (Triple Nickles)
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Let_Valor_Not_Fail
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Triple_Nickles
gptkbp:notableFor African American military history
first all-Black parachute unit in U.S. Army
participation in Operation Firefly
smokejumper missions
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Clarence_H._Beavers
gptkb:Edward_W._Brooke
gptkb:James_A._Felton
gptkb:Walter_Morris
gptkb:Walter_Morris_Sr.
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
smokejumper
gptkbp:symbol three nickels (representing 555)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4