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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:air_traffic_control
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escort and ground attack missions
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gptkbp:aircraft_configuration
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gptkb:Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:aircraft_type
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gptkb:bomber
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Dewitt_Army_Airfield
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gptkbp:combat_role
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air superiority
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:community
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veteran community involvement
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagement
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:established
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1943
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gptkbp:exhibits
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military museums
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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over 300 days
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gptkbp:ground_attacks
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numerous ground targets
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Dewitt_Army_Airfield
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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aircraft relics
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gptkbp:historical_records
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archived records
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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contributed to air dominance in WWII
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406th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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part of the 9th Air Force
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gptkbp:losses
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over 100 aircraft
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gptkbp:memorials
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dedicated memorials
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gptkbp:mission
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1945
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gptkbp:motto
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We Fight to Win
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Thunderbolts
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Major_John_E._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:notable_winner
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over 200 enemy aircraft
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gptkbp:operations
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escort missions
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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reorganized into reserve units
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gptkbp:publications
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unit history publications
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gptkbp:resigned
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gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
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gptkbp:reunion
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annual reunions
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gptkbp:role
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fighter aircraft operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:510th_Fighter_Squadron
512th Fighter Squadron
511th Fighter Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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405th Fighter Group
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gptkbp:support
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Allied ground forces
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gptkbp:tactics
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close air support
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gptkbp:theater
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:training
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pilot training
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gptkbp:veterans
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surviving members
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:406th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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