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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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over 30
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:airlines
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10 per aircraft
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gptkbp:alumni
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annual reunions held
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Boeing_Field
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:finalDisposal
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inactivated in 1945
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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:historicalSignificance
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contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Japan
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gptkbp:homeGround
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ground crew and maintenance personnel
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gptkbp:honors
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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496th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem with bat motif
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future bombing strategies
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:mission
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bombing enemy installations
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Bats
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Downfall
Operation Strangle
Bombing_of_Japanese_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Twentieth Air Force
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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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inactive
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gptkbp:retired
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to the 7th Air Force
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1944-01-01
1945-08-15
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:715th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:713th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:716th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:714th_Bombardment_Squadron
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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
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
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gptkbp:type
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bombardment group
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
American Campaign Medal
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