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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
Several_B-29s
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gptkbp:alumni
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Annual reunions of veterans
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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:B-29_Superfortress
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gptkbp:bombLoad
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Precision bombing
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gptkbp:celebrates
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Memorials dedicated to the group
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:crewSize
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10-12 personnel
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1946
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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
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Hickam_Field
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Records_maintained_by_the_National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Part_of_the_air_offensive_against_Japan
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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495th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
Rattler_insignia
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on modern air power
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Saipan
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Surviving veterans
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gptkbp:motto
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Strike Hard, Strike First
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Rattlers
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Bombing_of_Japan
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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gptkb:Mariana_Islands
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gptkbp:operationalHistory
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Detailed operational history available
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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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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Inactivated
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gptkbp:publications
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Books and articles written about the group
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gptkbp:reform
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Post-war reorganization
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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Military historians
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gptkbp:retired
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20th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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Bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1944
1945
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:869th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:870th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:872nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:871st_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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Strategic bombing campaign
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gptkbp:successor
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307th Bomb Wing
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gptkbp:supportRole
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Strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:supports
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Ground support units
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Air_Field
Over 100
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