U.S. Army 761st Tank Battalion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Army_761st_Tank_Battalion
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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 4