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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
B-24 Liberator
Significant losses during missions
Operated various models of bombers
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gptkbp:airlines
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Thousands of aircrew served
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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:battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:celebrates
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Memorials dedicated to the group
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_H._McGowan
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:filmography
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Southwest_Pacific_Area
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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Over 100 aircraft operated
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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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Contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Japan
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gptkbp:homeGround
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Ground support personnel were essential
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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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536th Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Banshee emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Part_of_the_history_of_the_USAAF
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:536th_Bomb_Group_Association
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Banshees
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Strategic bombing missions
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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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Many members continued in military service
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gptkbp:produces
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Featured_in_documentaries_about_WWII
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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Subject of historical research and publications
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gptkbp:retired
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To_5th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-08-15
1943-09-01
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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Strategic bombing
Tactical bombing
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:543rd_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:541st_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:542nd_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:540th_Bomb_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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Key role in air superiority missions
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gptkbp:successor
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307th Bomb Wing
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gptkbp:supportRole
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Fought_in_the_Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:supports
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Various support squadrons
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gptkbp:training
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Various training bases
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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Multiple unit awards received
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Rich_history_during_WWII
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