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U.S. Army 761st Tank Battalion
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Army_761st_Tank_Battalion
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awarded
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:branch
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Lt._Col._Paul_L._Bates
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded
June 1, 1946
gptkbp:engagedIn
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Central_Europe_Campaign
gptkb:Rhineland_Campaign
gptkb:Siege_of_Bastogne
gptkbp:equipment
M4 Sherman tank
gptkbp:ethnicGroup
primarily African American enlisted men
gptkbp:formed
April 1, 1942
gptkbp:foughtIn
gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:garrison
gptkb:Camp_Claiborne,_Louisiana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
U.S. Army 761st Tank Battalion
gptkbp:integration
segregated unit
gptkbp:motto
gptkb:Come_Out_Fighting
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Black_Panthers
gptkbp:notableFor
African American tank unit
first African American armored unit to see combat
gptkbp:notableMember
gptkb:Jackie_Robinson
gptkb:Ruben_Rivers
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:3rd_US_Army
gptkb:5th_US_Army
gptkbp:type
Tank battalion
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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