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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-24 Liberator
over 100 B-17s
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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8th Air Force
15th Air Force
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Kimbolton
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gptkbp:battle
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over 300
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McCulloch
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decoratedWith
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Contributed_to_the_Allied_victory_in_WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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379th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem with a T-patch
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gptkbp:majorIndustry
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gptkb:Bombing_raids_over_Germany
Strategic bombing campaigns
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The T-Patchers
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_city_of_Pforzheim
gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_submarine_pens_at_Brest
gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_oil_refineries_at_Merseburg
gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_city_of_Leipzig
gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_U-boat_pens_at_Lorient
gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_city_of_Nuremberg
gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_city_of_Mannheim
gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_city_of_Cologne
gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_city_of_Dresden
gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_city_of_Berlin
gptkb:Mission_to_bomb_the_city_of_Essen
Mission_to_bomb_the_city_of_Frankfurt
Mission_to_bomb_the_city_of_Munich
Mission_to_bomb_the_city_of_Stuttgart
Mission_to_bomb_the_city_of_Wuppertal
Mission_to_bomb_the_industrial_area_of_Hamburg
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gptkbp:notableGames
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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Disbanded
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gptkbp:reform
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Yes
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gptkbp:role
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Bombardment
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:525th_Bomb_Squadron
524th Bomb Squadron
526th Bomb Squadron
527th Bomb Squadron
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1942-02-01
1945-08-28
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