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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1940-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
American Campaign Medal
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas
gptkb:Muroc_Army_Air_Field
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contributed to the strategic bombing campaign
first bomb group to use B-17s in combat
participated in the first daylight bombing raid over Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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12th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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12th_Bomb_Group_emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Dirty Dozen
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McCauley
gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCauley
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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gptkb:Bombing_of_the_German_aircraft_factories
gptkb:Bombing_of_the_V-1_launch_sites_in_France
gptkb:Bombing_of_the_Ruhr_Valley
gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
gptkb:Bombing_of_the_German_U-boat_pens
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Strangle
Bombing of Ploesti
Bombing of the submarine pens in Lorient
Bombing_of_the_German_fortifications
Bombing_of_the_German_industrial_centers
Bombing_of_the_German_military_installations
Bombing_of_the_German_railroads
Bombing_of_the_German_supply_lines
Bombing_of_the_German_troop_concentrations
Bombing_of_the_oil_refineries_in_Romania
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:role
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bombing
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gptkbp:squadrons
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1st Bomb Squadron
2nd Bomb Squadron
3rd Bomb Squadron
4th Bomb Squadron
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