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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
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gptkbp:airlines
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bombardment training
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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:Boeing_Field
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1943-01-15
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate
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1945-09-30
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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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:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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deployed_to_Europe
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gptkbp:hasFacility
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maintains historical traditions
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gptkbp:hasRecognition
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recognized for valor
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Fort_Worth_Army_Air_Field
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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World_War_II_unit
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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strategic bombing missions
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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688th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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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:retired
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:688th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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gptkb:2nd_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:688th_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:supportRole
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close air support
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:B-26_Marauder
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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annual remembrance ceremonies
published historical accounts
Squadron patch
holds reunions for veterans
bombardment squadron
influenced future bombardment tactics
memorial for fallen airmen
not_reactivated_after_WWII
affiliated_with_Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency
displays_artifacts_from_WWII
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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active_during_World_War_II
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