the 398th Bomb Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft heavy bomber
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:airlines conducted_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:alumni annual gatherings
gptkbp:associatedWith other bomb squadrons
gptkbp:baseLocation gptkb:England
gptkbp:battle over 300
gptkbp:bombLoad Strategic Bombing Campaign
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:crewSize 10
gptkbp:currentStatus inactive
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Molesworth
gptkbp:historicalPeriod active during 1943-1945 and reactivated in 1952.
gptkbp:historicalRecords preserved_in_the_National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Nazi_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the 398th Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:mission strategic bombing
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Banshees
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_General_John_Smith
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer supporting_NATO_missions
gptkbp:reform 1952
gptkbp:relatedAircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
approximately 50
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1945-04-25
1943-10-14
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:96th_Bomb_Group
several times throughout history
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:training gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
Banshee emblem
part_of_the_lineage_of_the_United_States_Air_Force