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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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heavy bomber
B-24 Liberator
over 100 B-24s
B-24D,_B-24J
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gptkbp:airlines
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over 1,000 personnel
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gptkbp:alumni
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annual reunions
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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Gowen_Field
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:celebrates
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memorials_in_the_US
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gptkbp:colors
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blue and yellow
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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:firstDeployment
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to_Italy
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Gowen_Field,_Idaho
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gptkbp:historicalRole
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gptkb:strategic_bombing_in_WWII
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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strategic bombing campaigns
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gptkbp:homeGround
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ground crew
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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449th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future air operations
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
surviving members
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gptkbp:motto
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We Will Never Forget
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Flying Circus
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Strangle
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gptkbp:operatingHours
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gptkb:Italy
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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1943-1945
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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:retired
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to 15th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-05-08
1944-01-01
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:722nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:720th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:723rd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:721st_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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disruption of enemy supply lines
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:European_Theater
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gptkbp:supports
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15th Air Force
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gptkbp:training
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B-24_training
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
distinctive insignia
bombardment group
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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part of the 15th Air Force
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