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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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B-17 Flying Fortress
heavy bomber
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:airlines
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pilots
navigators
gunners
bombardiers
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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15th Air Force
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Hickam_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:commissioningDate
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1943-01-15
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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gptkb:Mariana_Islands
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:firstGeneration
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gptkb:Major_William_H._McCarty
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Hawaii
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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gptkb:strategic_bombing_in_WWII
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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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503rd Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
Banshee emblem
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Guam
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
Air Medal
Presidential Unit Citation
strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:motto
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Strike Hard
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Banshees
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Bombing_of_Japanese_installations
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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inactive
1943-1945
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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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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:reform
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1985
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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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1945-08-15
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:503rd_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:503rd_Air_Expeditionary_Group
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gptkbp:supportRole
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Pacific Campaign
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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Banshee emblem
bombardment squadron
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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part of the 15th Air Force
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