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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:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
over 100 B-17s
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Old_Buckenham
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gptkbp:battle
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over 300
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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:crewSize
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10
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Old_Buckenham_Airfield
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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gptkb:Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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453rd Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Shoulder sleeve insignia
Group emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Dons
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Major_William_H._McGowan
gptkb:Major_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_William_H._McGowan
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McGowan
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan
gptkb:Colonel_John_W._McGowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._McGowan
gptkb:Major_William_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
Bombing of Germany
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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U-boat pens
German_industrial_sites
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1943-11-07
1945-04-25
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:734th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:736th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:735th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:737th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:successor
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8th Air Force
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