1st Ordnance Squadron (Special)
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The 1st Ordnance Squadron (Special) was a U.S. Army Air Forces unit in World War II responsible for handling and preparing the atomic bombs used by the 509th Composite Group.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1st Ordnance Squadron (Special) canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army Air Forces unit
ⓘ
military ordnance unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| associatedWith |
Manhattan Project
ⓘ
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ⓘ |
| branch |
United States Army Air Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Army Air Forces
United States Army ⓘ |
| classification | special unit ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| equipmentHandled |
Fat Man atomic bomb components
ⓘ
Little Boy atomic bomb components ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| garrison | Tinian ⓘ |
| mission | provide ordnance support for 509th Composite Group ⓘ |
| notableFor | preparing the first nuclear weapons used in combat ⓘ |
| notableOperation | support of atomic bomb missions against Japan ⓘ |
| partOf |
509th Composite Group
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| responsibility |
assembly of atomic bomb components
ⓘ
maintenance of atomic bomb components ⓘ storage of atomic bomb components ⓘ |
| role |
handling atomic bombs
ⓘ
preparing atomic bombs ⓘ |
| securityLevel | highly classified ⓘ |
| specialization | nuclear weapons ordnance ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| type | ordnance squadron ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.