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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1941-present
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Ellsworth_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:currentCommander
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Lieutenant Colonel
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1946
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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gptkbp:established
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1941
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first bombardment squadron to be activated in the U.S. Army Air Forces
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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44th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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44th_Bombardment_Squadron_emblem
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:South_Dakota
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCoy
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McKinney
gptkb:Major_General_John_M._McCoy
gptkb:General_William_H._Tunner
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:reform
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1947
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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20th Air Force
8th Air Force
12th Air Force
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