the 393rd Bombardment Squadron

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:North_Field,_Guam
gptkbp:colors blue and yellow
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_Paul_W._Tibbets_Jr.
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1946-01-01
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:firstClaim to_Strategic_Air_Command
gptkbp:hasFacility Doolittle Raid traditions
gptkbp:headquarters Hickam_Field,_Hawaii
gptkbp:historicalSignificance atomic bomb missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the 393rd Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
Squadron insignia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Guam
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Doolittle Raiders
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryFunction heavy bomber operations
gptkbp:reform 1952
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1944
1945
gptkbp:squadrons part_of_509th_Composite_Group
gptkbp:successor 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:supportRole strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:training bombardment training
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
annual commemorative events
reunions of veterans
bombardment squadron
memorials for fallen members
squadron newsletters
emblem of the squadron
influence on modern air power
part_of_the_509th_Composite_Group
gptkbp:unitHistory World_War_II_history