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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:alumni
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annual gatherings
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Buffalo_Soldiers
Tuskegee Airmen
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gptkbp:awards
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Presidential Unit Citation
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gptkbp:celebrates
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various memorials
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gptkbp:colors
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black and gold
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Major_John_E._McGee
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:U.S._Army
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1947
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
1945
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gptkbp:hasFacility
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parachuting and airborne operations
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gptkbp:hasRecognition
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historical_marker_in_Oregon
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Fort_Benning,_Georgia
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first African American parachute unit
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:inspiration
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documentaries and films
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for future generations
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gptkbp:motto
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“We_Jump,_We_Fight,_We_Win”
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gptkbp:nickname
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Triple Nickles
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Captain_Charles_E._McGee
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gptkbp:notableFor
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being an all-black unit
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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inactive
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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Operation Firefly
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:U.S._Congress
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gptkbp:reform
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1950
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
8th Air Force
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gptkbp:size
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battalion
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gptkbp:supportRole
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airborne infantry
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Fort_Benning
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:National_African_American_History_Month
parachute
shoulder sleeve insignia
successful training missions
parachute wings
parachute infantry
dedicated in 2015
influenced military policy on integration
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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part of the 92nd Infantry Division
part_of_the_555th_Parachute_Infantry_Battalion_history
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