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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
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:Pocatello_Army_Air_Field
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gptkbp:battle
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over 300
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gptkbp:birthYear
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1949
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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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:garrison
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gptkb:Hickam_Field
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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approximately 50
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Hawaii
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Strategic bombing missions
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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440th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Contributions to air warfare tactics.
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Circus
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Strangle
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._McCulloch
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._McCulloch
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater
inactive
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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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reorganized as a reserve unit
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Strategic bombing
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gptkbp:retired
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15th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1944-01-01
1945-05-01
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:704th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:703rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:702nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:701st_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:307th_Bomb_Group
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gptkbp:supports
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Ground Support Units
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Field
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