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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1941-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:B-25_Mitchell
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
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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:Hickam_Field
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCauley
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:electronic_warfare
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engaged in numerous bombing raids
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
Southwest_Pacific_Area
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Hawaii
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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40th Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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40th_Bombardment_Group_emblem
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:motto
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We Will Fight
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Cactus_Air_Force
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
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gptkbp:operationalHistory
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participated_in_the_bombing_of_Japanese-held_islands
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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deactivated
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:5th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1942-01-01
1945-08-15
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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gptkb:bombing_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:bombing_of_Rabaul
gptkb:bombing_of_Truk
gptkb:bombing_of_Okinawa
gptkb:bombing_of_Wake_Island
gptkb:bombing_of_Japan
gptkb:bombing_of_Saipan
bombing_of_the_Philippines
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:70th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:35th_Bombardment_Squadron
22nd Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:40th_Air_Expeditionary_Group
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:38th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:43rd_Bomb_Group
gptkb:41st_Bomb_Group
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1941-04-15
1945-10-01
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